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A54 Sensitive Area : Brussels Region - Identifier : BE1 - Reporting year : 2016

Timeline

2014

2016

Characteristics 2016
Type of sensitive area: Catchment of Sensitive area
Total load entering: 1,447,250
Total design capacity: 1,460,000
Date of designation Starting date of application
All territory covered (5.8): 
No
 - -
75% removal nitrogen and phosphorus (5.4):
23/03/1994 31/12/1998
Article 5(2) applied: 
When this Article of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC applies, Member States shall ensure that urban waste water entering collecting systems shall before discharge into this sensitive areas be subject to more stringent treatment for all discharges from agglomerations of more than 10 000 population equivalent. The starting date of application is the deadline that each agglomeration has to respect in this sensitive area.
No

Criteria
Eutrophication - Nitrogen: 
Designation Criteria (a, b, c): a - Nitrogen
Yes
 23/03/1994 31/12/1998
Eutrophication - Phosphorus: 
Phosphorus Criteria that is defined to be reduced in this sensitive area due to existing Eutrophication or potential future Eutrophication problems. This criteria is related to the annex II.a of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC
Yes
 23/03/1994 31/12/1998
Drinking water - Nitrogen: 
Nitrogen Criteria that is defined to be reduced in this sensitive area due to nitrogen quality of drinking water when this receiving area is intended to be used for the asbtraction of drinking water. This criteria is related to the annex II.b of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC
No
 - -
Other directives: 
Other parameters related to further treatment than secondary treatment that are defined to fulfil other European directive objectives. This criteria is related to the annex II.c of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC
No
 - -
Comment other directive:

Parameter (s) subject to more stringent treatment
Nitrogen: 
Nitrogen Criteria that is defined to be reduced in this sensitive area due to existing Eutrophication or potential future Eutrophication problems. This criteria is related to the annex II.a of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC
Yes
Microbiology: 
No
Phosphorus: 
Phosphorus Criteria that is defined to be reduced in this sensitive area due to existing Eutrophication or potential future Eutrophication problems. This criteria is related to the annex II.a of the urban waste water treatment directive 91/271/EC
Yes
Other: 
When required agglomerations of more than 10 000 population equivalent that are discharging in this area have to implement a more stringent treatment adapted to the quality objectives of the directive that is related to designation criteria other
No

General comment:

Beginlife of the SA:
23/03/1994
Evolution Type: 

Not provided
Endlife of the SA: 

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Description 2016
Number of UWWTPs: 
16
Total organic design capacity of the UWWTPs: 
1 460 000
Incoming loads (t/y) P-tot: Measured (t/y): 
887.00
Discharged loads (t/y) P-tot: Measured (t/y): 
144.00
Total Phosphorus removal (t/year): 743
Rate of Phosphorus removal (t/year): 83,77%
Incoming loads (t/y) N-tot: Measured (t/y): 
7 053.00
Discharged loads (t/y) N-tot: Measured (t/y): 
1 480.00
Total Nitrogen removal (t/year): 5573
Rate of Nitrogen removal (t/year): 79,02%
Waste Water Network Connexions
Linked agglomerations: 
Brussels Region
Linked treatment plants: 
Bruxelles-sud
Bruxelles-nord
Linked discharge point(s): 
DISCHARGE POINT BRU1
DISCHARGE POINT BRU2
Site information
Year of data: 
2016
Source of data: 
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