Overview
COV Chotebor is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving Chotěboř in the Kraj Vysočina region of the Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for approximately 9,867 residents.
COV Chotebor is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Chotěboř, a town in the Kraj Vysočina region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 9,867 people, placing it in the small-to-medium agglomeration category under Czech and EU regulations. As a plant of this scale in the Czech Republic, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent (PE) between 2,000 and 10,000. The regulatory framework ensures compliance with national standards for effluent quality. The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local watercourse, which ultimately drains into the Elbe River basin and then into the North Sea. This downstream connection highlights the plant's role in protecting regional water quality and the broader aquatic ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into a local stream that is part of the Elbe River basin. The Elbe River drains into the North Sea, making the plant's operations important for downstream water quality. The region supports diverse aquatic life, and the plant helps mitigate nutrient and pollutant loads that could affect sensitive habitats in the lower Elbe and coastal areas.
Frequently asked questions
COV Chotebor is located in Chotěboř, in the Kraj Vysočina region of the Czech Republic. The plant's address is 173, Zámecká, Chotěboř.
The plant serves approximately 9,867 residents, classifying it as a small-to-medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into a local watercourse that is part of the Elbe River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
As a Czech plant, COV Chotebor operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000, the EU directive requires secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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