COV Hrotovice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Hrotovice, Kraj Vysočina

COV Hrotovice is a wastewater treatment facility located in the town of Hrotovice, within the Kraj Vysočina region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,089 people, reflecting its role as a municipal treatment facility for a small agglomeration in the Jihovýchod statistical area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 2,200 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 312.89 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Danube River basin, contributing to the Black Sea watershed. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems, including the Morava River and its tributaries, by reducing nutrient loads and improving water quality.

The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Jihlava River sub-basin, which flows into the Svratka River and then the Dyje River, a tributary of the Morava River. The Morava joins the Danube, which empties into the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional biodiversity. The advanced treatment at COV Hrotovice helps minimize nutrient pollution, protecting downstream habitats from eutrophication.