Overview
COV Horomerice is a secondary treatment plant serving Horoměřice, Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for about 5,182 people with a designed capacity of 3,250 m³/day.
COV Horomerice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Horoměřice, a village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near Prague. The plant serves a population of approximately 5,182 and is part of the region's water infrastructure managed under Czech national regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. Its designed capacity is 3,250 m³/day, and the current discharge volume is about 750 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. Treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Vltava River basin, a major tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany to the North Sea, making the plant's performance relevant to downstream water quality in both the Czech Republic and downstream countries.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Vltava River basin, which flows into the Elbe River and eventually reaches the North Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The region is characterized by agricultural and urban runoff, so effective nutrient removal at plants like COV Horomerice helps protect downstream water quality and prevent eutrophication in sensitive areas.
Frequently asked questions
COV Horomerice is located in Horoměřice, a village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near Prague.
The plant serves approximately 5,182 people in the Horoměřice area.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Vltava River basin, part of the Elbe River system leading to the North Sea.
COV Horomerice provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of its size.
As a Czech plant, COV Horomerice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and Czech national water laws, which mandate secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent.
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