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WWTP SOHAM STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000237

14,508h-e design capacity (2018) · 762nd of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000237 · reported size 14,508 h-e design capacity · received load 14,508 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 762nd 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 5.8 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

14,508h-e design capacity
14,508h-e received load (2018)
100 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
762nd 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 coordinates52.3455, 0.3196 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
Burwell Stw5.8 km6,3446,159primary and secondary
Ely New Stw6.2 km10,8728,610primary and secondary
Ely Stw6.6 km13,59811,960primary and secondary
Isleham Stw6.8 km2,1732,119primary and secondary
Newmarket Stw9.0 km28,00026,569primary 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 SOHAM STW report?

Reported size: 14,508 h-e design capacity. Received load: 14,508 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.