Urban waste water treatment per province and river basin district

Urban waste water treatment per province and river basin district

Regions Periods
Nederland 2022
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022
West-Nederland (LD) 2022
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022
Groningen (PV) 2022
Fryslân (PV) 2022
Drenthe (PV) 2022
Overijssel (PV) 2022
Flevoland (PV) 2022
Gelderland (PV) 2022
Utrecht (PV) 2022
Noord-Holland (PV) 2022
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022
Zeeland (PV) 2022
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2022
Limburg (PV) 2022
The river Eems 2022
The river Rijn (North Rijn) 2022
The river Rijn (East Rijn) 2022
The river Rijn (Central Rijn) 2022
The river Rijn (West Rijn) 2022
The river Maas 2022
The river Schelde 2022
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.

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