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WWTP SPILSBY STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000243

7,206h-e design capacity (2018) · 1112th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000243 · reported size 7,206 h-e design capacity · received load 4,390 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1112th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.6 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

7,206h-e design capacity
4,390h-e received load (2018)
61 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1112th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · < 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 coordinates53.1583, 0.1223 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
Wainfleet Stw8.6 km3,8162,334primary and secondary
Alford Stw12.1 km4,6503,922primary and secondary
Ingoldmells Stw14.1 km100,00056,329primary and secondary
Old Leake-Skipmarsh Lane Stw14.6 km2,5972,497primary and secondary
Horncastle Stw16.1 km9,1288,954primary 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 SPILSBY STW report?

Reported size: 7,206 h-e design capacity. Received load: 4,390 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.