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WWTP Rathfriland

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00072

4,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 1446th of 1,875 (tied with 11 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00072 · reported size 4,000 h-e design capacity · received load 3,977 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1446th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 11 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.3 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

4,000h-e design capacity
3,977h-e received load (2018)
99 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1446th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 11 others) · < 0.01 % 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 coordinates54.2300, -6.1740 precision reported by the source: level 0 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
Hilltown4.3 km2,3892,054primary and secondary
Newry12.9 km115,00056,605primary and secondary
Warrenpoint14.7 km16,19514,871primary and secondary
Banbridge15.7 km40,00021,733primary, secondary and tertiary
Annesborough16.9 km6,3345,882primary 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 Rathfriland report?

Reported size: 4,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 3,977 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.