Urban waste water treatment per province and river basin district

Urban waste water treatment per province and river basin district

Regions Periods Sewage sludge Wet sewage sludge by destination Co-incineration at power plants (1 000 kg) Sewage sludge Dry solids by destination Co-incineration at power plants (1 000 kg)
Nederland 2022 321,536 53,936
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 47,961 11,605
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 248,427 36,404
West-Nederland (LD) 2022 22,218 5,190
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 2,931 737
Groningen (PV) 2022 47,572 11,497
Fryslân (PV) 2022 0 0
Drenthe (PV) 2022 389 108
Overijssel (PV) 2022 39,555 2,059
Flevoland (PV) 2022 10,451 2,425
Gelderland (PV) 2022 198,421 31,920
Utrecht (PV) 2022 16,454 3,985
Noord-Holland (PV) 2022 5,764 1,205
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022 0 0
Zeeland (PV) 2022 0 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2022 2,931 737
Limburg (PV) 2022 0 0
The river Eems 2022 47,572 11,497
The river Rijn (North Rijn) 2022 0 0
The river Rijn (East Rijn) 2022 218,862 29,529
The river Rijn (Central Rijn) 2022
The river Rijn (West Rijn) 2022 52,171 12,173
The river Maas 2022 2,931 737
The river Schelde 2022 0 0
Source: CBS.
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This table presents the most significant results of the annual survey Public treatment of urban waste water. The results are presented per province and river basin district (Rijn, Maas, Eems and Schelde) and include:
- number and capacity of the urban waste water treatment plants by type of treatment;
- the volume and concentration of organic matter, nutrients and heavy metals in the waste water running into waste water treatment plants (influent) and the volume of treated waste water (effluent). As of 2017, data on heavy metals are only inventoried for even years.
- the volume and destination of the sludge released, with nutrients and heavy metals. As of 2017, sludge data are only inventoried for even years.
Additional data on urban waste water treatment plants, process technology, energy consumption, generation of energy and sludge dewatering can be accessed on the Dutch version of StatLine.

Data available from: 1981

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.

Changes as of 22 April 2024:
The figures of 2022 has been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures on 2023 will be published by March 2025.

Description topics

Sewage sludge
Residue of treated waste water consisting of suspended solids and excess active sludge (biomass). Sewage sludge is measured including water (see Total wet sludge) or as dry solids.
Wet sewage sludge by destination
The volume of wet sewage sludge, i.e. including water by destination (processing method).
Co-incineration at power plants
Sewage sludge used as a secondary fuel at a power plant.
Dry solids by destination
Discharged sewage sludge in kilogrammes of dry solids by destination (processing method). Dry solid is the residue of sewage sludge after evaporation at 105 degrees centigrade.
Co-incineration at power plants
Sewage sludge used as a secondary fuel at a power plant.