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WWTP WIGSTON STW

United Kingdom · official identifier UKENMI_ST_TP000233

47,500h-e design capacity (2018) · 324th of 1,875

European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2019 (v07.01) · official identifier UKENMI_ST_TP000233 · reported size 47,500 h-e design capacity · received load 28,093 h-e · reported treatment: PS · data year 2018. 324th of 1,875 records with reported size in the inventory of United Kingdom; 0.05 % of the sum of those 1,875 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 0.9 km · 7 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

47,500h-e design capacity
28,093h-e received load (2018)
59 %reported load/capacity ratio (not hydraulic utilisation)
324th of 1,875by reported size among the 1,875 records with a size in the inventory · 0.05 % 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 removalyes
UV disinfectionnot reported
Statusactive
Reported coordinates52.5689, -1.1248 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
Countesthorpe Stw0.9 km7,5006,789primary and secondary
Oadby Stw3.5 km23,00021,824primary and secondary
Whetstone Stw4.2 km30,00025,990primary and secondary
Great Glen Stw6.5 km4,0003,596primary and secondary
Fleckney Stw6.8 km5,5005,063primary 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 WIGSTON STW report?

Reported size: 47,500 h-e design capacity. Received load: 28,093 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.