Overview
COV Kamenice is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Struhařov in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for approximately 3,500 people with a designed capacity of 3,936 m³/day.
COV Kamenice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Těptín, part of the Struhařov municipality in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,500 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant's designed capacity is 3,936 m³/day, and it currently treats an average daily flow of 545 m³, indicating ample reserve capacity for future growth. Treated effluent from COV Kamenice 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 important for downstream water quality in both the Czech Republic and downstream countries.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Kamenice River, a tributary of the Sázava River, which flows into the Vltava River. The Vltava joins the Elbe, which drains into the North Sea. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are used for recreation and drinking water abstraction downstream. The region's moderate climate and forested landscape contribute to seasonal flow variations that affect dilution capacity.
Frequently asked questions
COV Kamenice is located in Těptín, part of the Struhařov municipality in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Kamenice.
The plant serves approximately 3,500 people, making it a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.
Treated effluent is discharged into the Kamenice River, a tributary of the Sázava River, which flows into the Vltava River and eventually the Elbe River to the North Sea.
COV Kamenice provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater.
As a Czech plant, COV Kamenice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) and national Czech water legislation, which mandate secondary treatment and monitoring for plants serving over 2,000 population equivalent.
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