Overview
COV Jince is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 1,848 people in Jince, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic. It has a designed capacity of 4,400 m³/day and discharges 594.32 m³/day of treated effluent.
COV Jince is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Jince, in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,848 residents and is classified as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 4,400 m³/day, with an average daily discharge volume of 594.32 m³/day, indicating significant reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava River, which flows through Prague and joins the Elbe River before reaching the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Berounka and downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters a small stream that flows into the Berounka River, a major tributary of the Vltava. The Berounka supports diverse aquatic life and is used for recreation and fishing. Downstream, the Vltava flows through Prague and into the Elbe, which drains to the North Sea. The secondary treatment provided by COV Jince helps reduce organic pollution and nutrient loads, protecting the ecological health of these water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
COV Jince is located in the town of Jince, in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves the local municipality and surrounding area.
The plant serves approximately 1,848 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local stream that flows into the Berounka River, a tributary of the Vltava. The plant uses secondary treatment to reduce pollutants before discharge.
COV Jince provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Czech plant, COV Jince operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and national Czech water legislation. For small agglomerations like this, secondary treatment is mandatory to protect receiving waters.
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