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WWTP SADDLEWORTH STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000107

18,920h-e design capacity (2018) · 650th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000107 · reported size 18,920 h-e design capacity · received load 18,232 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 650th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.02 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.3 km · 6 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

18,920h-e design capacity
18,232h-e received load (2018)
96 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
650th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 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 (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates53.5354, -2.0122 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
Mossley Stw4.3 km13,98013,341primary and secondary
Royton Stw9.0 km31,29429,196primary and secondary
Ashton-Under-Lyne Stw9.5 km51,83348,840primary and secondary
Dukinfield Stw9.7 km88,86177,083primary and secondary
Glossop Stw9.8 km41,03935,819primary 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 SADDLEWORTH STW report?

Reported size: 18,920 h-e design capacity. Received load: 18,232 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.