Overview
COV Korycany is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 824 people in Blišice, Czech Republic. It discharges treated water into the local watershed within the Morava River basin.
COV Korycany is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Blišice, part of the Koryčany area in the Zlínský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 824, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU regulatory frameworks. 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 plant has a designed capacity of 4,100 m³/day and processes an average daily volume of 328 m³, indicating significant reserve capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Morava River, a major tributary of the Danube River system. This ultimately flows into the Black Sea, making the plant's performance relevant to transboundary water quality in Central and Eastern Europe.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams that feed the Morava River, which flows southward through the Czech Republic and Slovakia before joining the Danube. The Morava River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. Downstream, the Danube Delta is a vast wetland ecosystem of international importance, sensitive to nutrient pollution from upstream sources.
Frequently asked questions
COV Korycany is located in Blišice, a locality within the town of Koryčany in the Zlínský kraj region of the Czech Republic.
The plant serves a population of 824 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater regulations.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Morava River, part of the Danube River basin, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
COV Korycany provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a small agglomeration in the Czech Republic, COV Korycany operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater. Czech national regulations implement this directive, ensuring compliance with EU standards.
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