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WWTP WHELDALE STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENNE_YW_TP000137

40,721h-e design capacity (2018) · 377th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENNE_YW_TP000137 · reported size 40,721 h-e design capacity · received load 33,132 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 377th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.04 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 2.7 km · 9 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

40,721h-e design capacity
33,132h-e received load (2018)
81 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
377th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.04 % 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 coordinates53.7320, -1.3298 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
Airedale Stw2.7 km4,4454,445primary and secondary
Owlwood Stw3.5 km42,76842,496primary and secondary
Normanton Stw5.3 km46,16446,164primary and secondary
Pontefract And Ferrybridge Stw5.9 km64,98064,980primary and secondary
Leeds (Lemonroyd) Stw6.7 km33,68532,928primary 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 WHELDALE STW report?

Reported size: 40,721 h-e design capacity. Received load: 33,132 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.