Overview
COV Borsice is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Boršice, Zlínský kraj, Czech Republic, serving a population of 1,192. It discharges treated water into local waterways, supporting the region's environmental health.
COV Borsice is a wastewater treatment facility located in Boršice, a village in the Zlínský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 1,192, providing secondary treatment to municipal wastewater. It operates as part of the country's water management infrastructure, ensuring that effluent meets national standards before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,098 cubic meters per day and currently treats a daily volume of 360.09 cubic meters. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The Czech Republic, as an EU member state, adheres to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies, contributing to the protection of the Morava River basin and ultimately the Danube River system. This helps preserve water quality in the region, supporting aquatic life and downstream communities. The plant plays a key role in maintaining the ecological balance of the area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed, which drains into the Morava River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a large international basin. The region supports diverse aquatic habitats, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
COV Borsice is located in Boršice, a village in the Zlínský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves the local community with wastewater treatment.
The plant serves a population of 1,192 people, providing secondary treatment to municipal wastewater from the Boršice area.
Treated effluent from COV Borsice is discharged into local waterways that flow into the Morava River, a tributary of the Danube, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
COV Borsice provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small agglomerations.
As a Czech plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, COV Borsice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which requires appropriate treatment to protect the environment.
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