Overview
COV Horni Pocernice Certouzy is a wastewater treatment plant serving approximately 6,898 people in Horní Počernice, Prague, Czech Republic. It operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
COV Horni Pocernice Certouzy is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the Horní Počernice district of Prague, Czech Republic. The facility serves a population of approximately 6,898 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. As a plant within the European Union, it is subject to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are designed to meet these regulatory standards, ensuring compliance with national and EU water quality objectives. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Elbe River basin, which flows through Germany and into the North Sea. This connection underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and maintaining water quality in the broader Elbe watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local drainage network within the Elbe River basin, which flows northward through Germany and empties into the North Sea. The Elbe basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's operations help protect downstream water quality in this transboundary river system.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the Horní Počernice district of Prague, Czech Republic, in the Praha 20 administrative area.
The plant serves approximately 6,898 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Elbe River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
As a Czech plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving 2,000 to 10,000 population equivalents typically require secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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