COV Dolni Lhota Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dolni Lhota, Czech Republic

COV Dolni Lhota is a wastewater treatment plant located in Dolni Lhota, a municipality in the Zlínský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of about 2,500 and is part of the country's municipal wastewater infrastructure, which operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU directive for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,870 m³/day and a reported discharge volume of 297.81 m³, the plant is equipped to handle the local wastewater load effectively. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Morava River basin and then into the Danube River system. This contributes to the protection of downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports the ecological health of the region's water bodies.

The plant discharges into the local watershed, which is part of the Morava River basin, a tributary of the Danube River. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a large international river system. The region supports diverse aquatic life, and the advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream habitats.