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WWTP FORFAR NEW WWTP

United Kingdom · official identifier UKSC_TP00078

30,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 466th of 1,875 (tied with 8 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKSC_TP00078 · reported size 30,000 h-e design capacity · received load 20,425 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 466th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 8 others); 0.03 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.9 km · 2 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2018

30,000h-e design capacity
20,425h-e received load (2018)
68 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
466th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 8 others) · 0.03 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalyes
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates56.6413, -2.9099 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United Kingdom

Regulatory framework of United Kingdom. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

United Kingdom: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceCapacity (h-e)Load 2018Treatment
Kirriemuir Wwtp5.9 km7,8127,436primary and secondary
Letham Wtp9.5 km2,7501,708primary and secondary
Alyth Wwtp18.7 km3,7232,847primary and secondary
Brechin Wwtp19.6 km11,80011,117primary, secondary and tertiary
Tay Pfi - Hatton Wwtw20.6 km250,433240,825primary and secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP FORFAR NEW WWTP report?

Reported size: 30,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 20,425 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PST. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · data 2018 · edition 2019 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.