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WWTP SCUNTHORPE STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENMI_ST_TP000186

138,637h-e design capacity (2018) · 120th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENMI_ST_TP000186 · reported size 138,637 h-e design capacity · received load 138,637 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 120th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.15 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 6.2 km · 3 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

138,637h-e design capacity
138,637h-e received load (2018)
100 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
120th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.15 % 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 coordinates53.5433, -0.6818 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and yearEuropean Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Documented milestones

  • 2024-12-04 · The environmental register records the start date of permit MI/EPRGB3645KR/001 for the Yaddlethorpe, Scunthorpe wastewater treatment plant. Environment Agency

Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L06; it does not change the official data.

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
Scotter Stw6.2 km3,5473,226primary and secondary
Kirton In Lindsey Stw9.3 km3,2592,900primary and secondary
Hibaldstow Stw10.5 km10,6944,598primary and secondary
Epworth Stw11.4 km7,5006,790primary and secondary
Broughton Stw · Ukenan_aw_tp00003911.7 km9,0895,364primary 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 SCUNTHORPE STW report?

Reported size: 138,637 h-e design capacity. Received load: 138,637 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.