COV Bruntal Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bruntál, Czech Republic

COV Bruntal is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bruntál, a town in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 17,616 people, placing it in the medium agglomeration category under EU classification. As a Czech facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are managed to meet national standards aligned with EU regulations, ensuring compliance with effluent quality requirements. The treated wastewater from COV Bruntal is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Odra River basin. This river system flows northward into Poland and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea, making the plant's operations important for downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

COV Bruntal discharges into the Odra River basin, which flows through the Czech Republic, Poland, and into the Baltic Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a transboundary river system. The plant's treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.