Overview
COV Cerna Hora Boritov is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 1,335 people in Bořitov, Czech Republic. It discharges 480.82 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 4,320 m³/day.
COV Cerna Hora Boritov is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bořitov, within the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 1,335, classifying it as a small 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. With a designed capacity of 4,320 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 480.82 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Svitava River, a tributary of the Dyje River, which flows into the Morava River and then the Danube River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local watershed and downstream aquatic ecosystems from untreated sewage.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a small stream that flows into the Svitava River, part of the Danube basin. The Svitava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. Downstream, the Dyje and Morava rivers flow through agricultural and natural landscapes before reaching the Danube, which ultimately drains into the Black Sea. Protecting water quality in this headwater region is critical for maintaining the health of the broader river network.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Bořitov, in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic, near the town of Blansko.
The plant serves a population of 1,335 people, making it a small agglomeration under EU classification.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local stream that flows into the Svitava River, part of the Danube River basin.
The plant operates under the Czech implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for small agglomerations and sets discharge standards to protect water quality.
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