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WWTP New Bedford Wastewater District

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Massachusetts · official identifier HW:30720

108,829reported population served (people) (2012) · 392nd of 14,626

HydroWASTE v1.0 / United States · official identifier HW:30720 · reported size 108,829 reported population served (people) · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2012. 392nd of 14,626 records with reported size in the inventory of United States; 0.04 % of the sum of those 14,626 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 5.5 km · 2 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 scientific inventory · 2012

108,829reported population served (people)
392nd of 14,626by reported size among the 14,626 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
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates41.5950, -70.9060 position validation in the source: medium what it means
Source and yearHydroWASTE v1.0 / United States · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United States

Regulatory framework of United States. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

Massachusetts: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistancereported population served (people)Treatment
Fairhaven DPW Wastewater Dept5.5 km14,135Secondary
Dartmouth Dept of Public Works7.2 km12,848Secondary
Marion Dept of Public Works15.8 km1,969Advanced
Falmouth Dept of Public Works23.7 km1,634Secondary
Fall River Public Works Department25.6 km92,659Secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP New Bedford Wastewater District report?

Reported size: 108,829 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Secondary. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · HydroWASTE v1.0 / United States · data 2012 · edition 2012 · 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.