COV Netolice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Netolice, Jihočeský kraj

COV Netolice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Netolice, a town in the Jihočeský kraj (South Bohemia) region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 1,325, placing it in the small agglomeration category under EU classification. As a secondary treatment facility, COV Netolice meets the minimum treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 2,870 m³/day and currently treats an average daily flow of 421.87 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity for future growth. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Vltava River basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea via the Elbe River. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's surface water quality and supporting the ecological health of downstream aquatic habitats.

The plant's effluent enters small streams in the Netolice area, which flow into the Vltava River, a major tributary of the Elbe. The Elbe drains into the North Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary river basin. The region's aquatic ecosystems support diverse fish populations and migratory species, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could otherwise contribute to eutrophication in downstream waters.