COV Albrechtice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Albrechtice, Czech Republic

COV Albrechtice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Albrechtice, a village in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,232 residents and has a designed capacity of 4,600 m³ per day, with an average discharge volume of 611.34 m³ per day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that eventually drain into the Odra River basin, which flows northward into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems from untreated wastewater pollution.

The treated wastewater from COV Albrechtice is discharged into small streams within the Odra River basin. The Odra River flows through the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads and organic pollution, contributing to the health of the downstream river system and the Baltic Sea.