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WWTP Saintfield

United Kingdom · official identifier UKNI_TP00074

5,637h-e design capacity (2018) · 1232nd of 1,875 (tied with 1 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKNI_TP00074 · reported size 5,637 h-e design capacity · received load 5,048 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1232nd of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 1 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.0 km · 4 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

5,637h-e design capacity
5,048h-e received load (2018)
90 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1232nd of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 1 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 coordinates54.4628, -5.8240 precision reported by the source: level 1 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
Ballygowan5.0 km3,0003,372primary and secondary
Moneyreagh7.5 km2,1502,386primary, secondary and tertiary
Ballynahinch8.4 km14,6007,936primary, secondary and tertiary
Killinchy9.1 km4,6402,271primary and secondary
Drumaness10.7 km2,6512,420primary, 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 Saintfield report?

Reported size: 5,637 h-e design capacity. Received load: 5,048 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.