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WWTP Placitas CDP (Sandoval County)

Placitas · official identifier CWNS2022_35000000065

0.45MGD reported design flow (2022) · 6652nd of 15,772 (tied with 94 others)

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_35000000065 · reported size 0.45 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2022. 6652nd of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States (tied with 94 others); < 0.01 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 8.9 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 · 2022

0.45MGD reported design flow
6652nd of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 94 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
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates35.3062, -106.4635 precision reported by the source: 4 m what it means
Source and yearEPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United States

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

LOCATION

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceMGD reported design flowTreatment
BERNALILLO STP8.9 km1Advanced
SANDIA PUEBLO POND11.3 km0.1Secondary
San Felipe Pueblo Wastewater Treatment Plant13.5 km0.14Secondary
Corrales, Village of16.1 km0.6Secondary
Rio Rancho, City of WWTP #216.2 km8.2Advanced

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Placitas CDP (Sandoval County) report?

Reported size: 0.45 MGD reported design flow. 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 · EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · data 2022 · edition 2022 · source licence: Public domain (EPA geospatial default; see LICENCIA.txt) · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.