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WWTP NAIRN WWTP

United Kingdom · official identifier UKSC_TP00140

20,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 611th of 1,875 (tied with 6 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKSC_TP00140 · reported size 20,000 h-e design capacity · received load 13,849 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 611th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 6 others); 0.02 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 14.3 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

20,000h-e design capacity
13,849h-e received load (2018)
69 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
611th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 6 others) · 0.02 % 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 removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates57.5930, -3.8476 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
Forres Wwtp14.3 km18,00016,359primary and secondary
Allanfearn Wwtp, Inverness20.9 km124,50085,624primary and secondary
Alness & Invergordon Wwtw24.9 km22,00014,008primary and secondary
Tain Wwtp27.9 km5,0004,713primary, secondary and tertiary
Evanton Wwtp29.5 km2,5341,345primary 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 NAIRN WWTP report?

Reported size: 20,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 13,849 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.