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WWTP TAIN WWTP

United Kingdom · official identifier UKSC_TP00184

5,000h-e design capacity (2018) · 1320th of 1,875 (tied with 8 others)

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKSC_TP00184 · reported size 5,000 h-e design capacity · received load 4,713 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2018. 1320th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom (tied with 8 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.8 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

5,000h-e design capacity
4,713h-e received load (2018)
94 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
1320th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 8 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 + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels
Nitrogen removalnot reported
Phosphorus removalnot reported
UV disinfectionyes
Statusactive
Reported coordinates57.8176, -4.0580 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
Dornoch Wwtp5.8 km7,5502,901primary, secondary and tertiary
Alness & Invergordon Wwtw17.2 km22,00014,008primary and secondary
Evanton Wwtp23.6 km2,5341,345primary and secondary
Nairn Wwtp27.9 km20,00013,849primary, secondary and tertiary
Dingwall Wwtp32.6 km8,0007,350primary 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 TAIN WWTP report?

Reported size: 5,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 4,713 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment PST. 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.