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WWTP IPSWICH STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000144

148,075h-e design capacity (2018) · 105th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000144 · reported size 148,075 h-e design capacity · received load 146,756 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 105th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.15 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 2.6 km · 1 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

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WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2018

148,075h-e design capacity
146,756h-e received load (2018)
99 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
105th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.15 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
Treatmentprimary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates52.0335, 1.1690 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Documented milestones

  • 1996-07-24 · The environmental register records the start date of permit AN/AEETS12128/001 for the Cliff Quay, Ipswich wastewater plant. Environment Agency

Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L06; it does not change the official data.

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
Chantry Stw2.6 km30,00019,668primary and secondary
Woodbridge Stw10.1 km18,28317,904primary and secondary
Brantham Stw10.4 km3,6223,248primary and secondary
Great Wenham Stw10.7 km3,8752,858primary and secondary
Harwich Stw11.4 km32,73323,604primary 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 IPSWICH STW report?

Reported size: 148,075 h-e design capacity. Received load: 146,756 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PS. 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.