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WWTP MINEHEAD STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENSW_WXW_TP000057

34,143h-e design capacity (2018) · 427th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENSW_WXW_TP000057 · reported size 34,143 h-e design capacity · received load 26,711 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 427th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.04 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.4 km · 1 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

34,143h-e design capacity
26,711h-e received load (2018)
78 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
427th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.04 % 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 disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates51.1959, -3.4450 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
Watchet Stw7.4 km16,75011,265primary and secondary
Wiveliscombe {hillsmoor) Stw20.1 km5,5832,513primary and secondary
Nether Stowey Stw22.2 km4,1162,902primary and secondary
Bishops Lydeard Stw25.1 km2,4502,196primary and secondary
Wellington Stw27.0 km17,26715,500primary 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 MINEHEAD STW report?

Reported size: 34,143 h-e design capacity. Received load: 26,711 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.