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Natural resources
Measurements carriedout in 2013, except for theGuadalquivir basinwheredata
areonlyavailable for 2010.
Quality of surfacewaters
inAndalusia
‹ 400
400
–
800
801
–
2,000
2,001
–
4,000
4,001
–
8,000
› 8,000
Electrical
conductivity
at 20˚C (µS/cm)
‹ 3
3
–
10
11
–
30
31
–
120
› 120
BOD (mg/l 0
2
)
‹ 15
15
–
25
26
–
50
› 50
Nitrates (mg/l)
BathingWaterQuality
inAndalusia 2013
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Coastal BathingWaters
0
150
100
50
250
300
200
350
Excellent
Good
Adequate
Poor
324
11
6
2
343
nºof bathing
areas sampled
0
4
2
8
6
10
Excellent
Good
Adequate
Poor
InlandBathingWaters
10
9
4
3
26
nºof bathing
areas sampled
Urbanwastewater treatment plants
inAndalusia, 2012
The term Equivalent load refers to the theoretical number of personswhowould
generateawastewater volume equal toaddingup theamount producedby the
population, the industry, agricultural and livestockactivities.
Thedata included in this chart indicates thenumber ofwastewater treatment
plants (WWTP) either under constructionor operational in eachoneof theurban
agglomerations inAndalusia, updatedaccording to theAndalusianWater
Purification Strategy 2010-2015.
Provinces
Almeria
Cadiz
Cordoba
Granada
Huelva
Jaen
Malaga
Seville
Andalusia
eq. load
1,342
55,748
17,137
21,137
115,867
147,438
15,294
65,550
439,513
Number
1
3
2
6
7
5
3
6
33
Number
135
71
45
84
64
80
81
55
615
eq. load
1,026,256
1,918,439
1,129,060
977,117
782,660
733,816
2,507,352
2,844,600
11,919,300
Under construction
Operative
