Overview
COV Chvaletice is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Chvaletice, Pardubický kraj, Czech Republic, serving about 1,037 people. It discharges 476.16 m³/day of treated effluent, with a designed capacity of 4,166 m³/day.
COV Chvaletice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Chvaletice, a town in the Pardubický kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,037 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 4,166 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 476.16 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 Elbe River basin, which flows through the Czech Republic and Germany into the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Elbe River, which flows northward through the Czech Republic and Germany before reaching the North Sea. The Elbe basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The secondary treatment provided by COV Chvaletice helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, contributing to the health of downstream water bodies and preventing eutrophication in the North Sea.
Frequently asked questions
COV Chvaletice is located in Chvaletice, a town in the Pardubický kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant's address is 426, Chvaletice, okres Pardubice, Pardubický kraj, Severovýchod, 533 12.
The plant serves approximately 1,037 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU wastewater regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Elbe River basin, eventually reaching the North Sea. The discharge volume is 476.16 m³/day.
COV Chvaletice provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Czech plant, COV Chvaletice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000, and appropriate treatment for smaller ones.
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