COV Lostice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Loštice, Olomoucký kraj

COV Lostice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Loštice, in the Olomoucký kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,749 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU standards. It operates as a secondary treatment facility, which is the minimum 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 3,522 m³/day and currently discharges a daily volume of 392.33 m³, indicating significant reserve capacity. As a secondary treatment plant, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the effluent standards set by Czech legislation transposing the EU directive. The facility is part of the national wastewater infrastructure managed by local water authorities. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse within the Morava River basin, which ultimately flows into the Danube River and then the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the region's streams and rivers, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems. Its operation helps maintain the ecological balance of the Morava basin, an important agricultural and natural area in Central Europe.

COV Lostice discharges treated wastewater into a local tributary of the Morava River, which flows southward to join the Danube near Bratislava. The Danube then empties into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a vast transboundary watershed. The Morava basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important corridor for migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream water bodies.