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Norway
Overview: urban waste water production and its treatment
In , households and certain industries in urban areas generate million p.e. of waste water every day, which is an amount equivalent to around million bathtubs or million m3.
However, urban waste water needs to be treated before discharge, in order to avoid pollution to the environment. In , urban waste water is treated in plants across the country before it is discharged.
Figure 1
Number of treatment plants by type of treatment
Biological treatment with nitrogen and phosphorus removal
Biological treatment
Primary treatment
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Plants by treatment type
Zoom in to check the treatment plant of your interest. Pop up window with detailed information opens when clicking on a point in the map.
How is waste water sludge managed in ?
generated tonnes of waste water sludge in :
- % was reused in agriculture and other soil uses
- % was reused in other uses
- % was landfilled
- % was incinerated
- % was disposed in another way
Figure 6
The proportion of waste water sludge from treatment plants reused or disposed
Percentage of total waste water sludge generated
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Does reuse treated urban waste water?
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Discharge of treated waste water
Zoom in to see where plants discharge treated waste water. Green points show where the water is reused through discharge on land. Pop up window with detailed information opens when clicking on a point in the map. Select the "layers" tab in the right panel and the arrow to see and turn on/off the layers in the map.
Is there a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by the urban waste water treatment sector in ?
Figure 7
Trends in emission of greenhouse gases by the urban waste water treatment sector
Carbon dioxide emissions equivalent
In , emissions of greenhouse gases by the urban waste water treatment sector have by % between and .
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More information
Norway is not part of the European Union, therefore information on compliance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive is not relevant and data on distance to target is not available.