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WWTP ST HELENS STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000115

144,639h-e design capacity (2018) · 111th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNW_UU_TP000115 · reported size 144,639 h-e design capacity · received load 136,888 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 111th 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 3.3 km · 1 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

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WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2018

144,639h-e design capacity
136,888h-e received load (2018)
95 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
111th 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 coordinates53.4580, -2.7006 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
Billinge South Stw3.3 km6,5656,162primary and secondary
North Warrington Stw10.1 km332,932287,363primary and secondary
Liverpool South [woolton]) Stw11.2 km64,07664,076primary and secondary
Huyton Stw11.3 km91,40581,470primary and secondary
South Warrington Stw11.5 km44,46144,426primary 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 ST HELENS STW report?

Reported size: 144,639 h-e design capacity. Received load: 136,888 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.