Overview
COV Mimon Hradcany SIGMA serves Mimoň in Liberecký kraj, Czech Republic, treating wastewater for approximately 4,266 residents. The plant operates under EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive standards.
COV Mimon Hradcany SIGMA is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Mimoň, a town in the Liberecký kraj region of the Czech Republic. The facility serves a population of approximately 4,266 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations. Its address is in the Lesní závod area of Mimoň VI. As a plant in the Czech Republic, which is a European Union member state, COV Mimon Hradcany SIGMA is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000, the directive requires appropriate treatment, typically secondary treatment, unless the receiving waters are designated as sensitive areas requiring more stringent treatment. It operates within this regulatory framework. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the North Sea via the Elbe River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the region's streams and rivers, which support diverse aquatic life and are used for recreation and drinking water supply downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Elbe River basin, which flows through the Czech Republic and Germany before reaching the North Sea. This basin supports a variety of aquatic ecosystems and is an important migratory corridor for fish. The region's water bodies are subject to EU Water Framework Directive standards, aiming to achieve good ecological status.
Frequently asked questions
COV Mimon Hradcany SIGMA is located in Mimoň, a town in the Liberecký kraj region of the Czech Republic. Its address is Lesní závod, MTOP, Mimoň VI.
The plant serves approximately 4,266 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies within the Elbe River basin, which ultimately flows into the North Sea.
As a Czech plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates appropriate treatment for agglomerations of its size.
For small agglomerations (2,000-10,000 PE), the EU directive typically requires secondary treatment, unless the receiving waters are sensitive, in which case more advanced treatment may be needed.
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