Overview
COV Cejkovice is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Čejkovice in the Jihomoravský kraj region of the Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for a population of 7,474 with a designed capacity of 3,200 m³/day.
COV Cejkovice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Čejkovice, a town in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 7,474 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The designed capacity is 3,200 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is 526.11 m³/day, indicating operational capacity well within design limits. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Morava River basin, a tributary of the Danube. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water quality in the Danube River basin.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Morava River basin, which flows into the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea. This watershed supports a variety of fish species and riparian habitats. The region is part of the Pannonian biogeographic zone, characterized by lowland rivers and floodplain forests, making water quality management critical for maintaining ecological balance.
Frequently asked questions
COV Cejkovice is located in Čejkovice, in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic, near the town of Hodonín.
The plant serves a population of approximately 7,474 people, making it a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.
COV Cejkovice provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
As a Czech plant serving over 2,000 people, COV Cejkovice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all such agglomerations. The Czech Republic implements this through national legislation enforced by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of the Environment.
The plant's treated effluent discharges into the Morava River basin, a tributary of the Danube River. This helps protect water quality in the Danube River system, which flows into the Black Sea and supports diverse aquatic ecosystems.
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