WWTP WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000280

6,504h-e design capacity (2018) · 1152nd of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENAN_AW_TP000280 · reported size 6,504 h-e design capacity · received load 5,173 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 1152nd 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 6.9 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

6,504h-e design capacity

5,173h-e received load (2018)

80 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)

1152nd 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

Treatment	primary + secondary (as reported to the EEA: PS) · reported levels
Nitrogen removal	not reported
Phosphorus removal	not reported
UV disinfection	yes
Status	active
Reported coordinates	52.9593, 0.8449 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means
Source and year	European 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

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	Capacity (h-e)	Load 2018	Treatment
Burnham Market Stw	6.9 km	6,257	5,700	primary and secondary
Cley Next The Sea Stw	13.5 km	3,327	2,945	primary and secondary
Fakenham Stw	15.2 km	21,232	21,232	primary and secondary
Holt Stw	16.5 km	6,659	6,659	primary and secondary
Briston Stw	20.3 km	2,644	2,644	primary 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 WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA STW report?

Reported size: 6,504 h-e design capacity. Received load: 5,173 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.