Overview
COV Koberice is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Kobeřice, Czech Republic. It treats wastewater from approximately 2,589 people with a designed capacity of 3,195 m³/day.
COV Koberice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Kobeřice, a town in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,589 people, placing it in the small agglomeration category under EU classification. 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 3,195 m³/day, with an average daily discharge volume of 776.57 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Odra River basin, which flows northward into the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Odra catchment, supporting aquatic ecosystems and downstream water uses.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Odra River basin, which flows through the Czech Republic, Poland, and into the Baltic Sea. The Odra supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce organic load and nutrient inputs, protecting downstream water quality in this transboundary river system.
Frequently asked questions
COV Koberice is located in Kobeřice, a town in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Poland.
The plant serves approximately 2,589 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Odra River basin, which flows northward to the Baltic Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Czech plant serving fewer than 10,000 people, COV Koberice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all freshwater discharges from agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent.
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