COV Dobrichovice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dobřichovice, Central Bohemia

COV Dobrichovice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Dobřichovice, a town in the Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,500 people, 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 discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 7,333 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily volume of about 979 cubic meters, indicating substantial reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava River, which flows through Prague and eventually joins the Elbe River before reaching the North Sea. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe.

The plant discharges into the Berounka River, which flows into the Vltava River, a major waterway in the Czech Republic. The Vltava joins the Elbe River, which ultimately drains into the North Sea. The Berounka River supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for aquatic invertebrates, making the plant's secondary treatment essential for maintaining water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.