Overview
COV Horni Briza is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 2,154 people in Horní Bříza, Czech Republic. It discharges treated effluent into local waterways, supporting the Berounka River basin.
COV Horni Briza is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Horní Bříza, Plzeňský kraj, Czech Republic. The facility serves a population of 2,154 and operates with secondary treatment, which is standard for small agglomerations under EU regulations. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,323 m³/day and currently treats an average discharge volume of 638.98 m³/day, indicating it operates well below its maximum capacity. As a secondary treatment plant, it meets the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for organic matter and suspended solids removal. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava River, which drains into the Elbe River and ultimately the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream ecosystems, particularly in the Plzeň region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Berounka River basin, which flows into the Vltava River, a major tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe drains into the North Sea, making this facility part of a transboundary river system. The Berounka supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the Czech Republic. Secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
COV Horni Briza is located in Horní Bříza, Plzeňský kraj, Czech Republic, approximately 15 km north of Plzeň.
The plant serves a population of 2,154 people in the town of Horní Bříza and surrounding areas.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Berounka River, part of the Elbe River basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea.
COV Horni Briza provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting EU standards for small agglomerations.
As a plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which requires secondary treatment for all discharges from agglomerations of this size.
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