Overview
COV Bor Vysocany u Boru is a closed secondary treatment plant in Bor, Plzeňský kraj, Czech Republic. It served the local community before decommissioning.
COV Bor Vysocany u Boru is a former municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Bor, within the Plzeňský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant provided secondary treatment for the local population before its closure. As a secondary treatment facility, it would have met the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale. The plant's closure may reflect upgrades or consolidation of regional wastewater infrastructure. The plant's receiving waters are part of the local watershed that drains into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava River, which ultimately flows into the Elbe River and the North Sea. The region is characterized by a temperate climate and mixed urban-agricultural land use.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams that feed into the Berounka River, a key tributary of the Vltava-Elbe system. This river network supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. The watershed is ecologically sensitive, with habitats for fish and macroinvertebrates that depend on good water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bor, in the Plzeňský kraj region of the Czech Republic, near the village of Vysočany u Boru.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for most agglomerations.
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams that flow into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava River, which drains into the Elbe River and the North Sea.
As a secondary treatment plant in the Czech Republic, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets minimum treatment standards based on population served and receiving water sensitivity.
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