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WWTP MONTROSE WWTP

United Kingdom · official identifier UKSC_TP00136

42,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 365th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKSC_TP00136 · reported size 42,000 h-e design capacity · received load 17,674 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 365th 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 10.6 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

42,000h-e design capacity
17,674h-e received load (2018)
42 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
365th 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 disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates56.7335, -2.4527 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
Brechin Wwtp10.6 km11,80011,117primary, secondary and tertiary
Laurencekirk Wwtp11.9 km6,5984,382primary and secondary
Letham Wtp21.8 km2,7501,708primary and secondary
Tay Pfi - Hatton Wwtw25.9 km250,433240,825primary and secondary
Forfar New Wwtp29.7 km30,00020,425primary, secondary and tertiary

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP MONTROSE WWTP report?

Reported size: 42,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 17,674 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.