Overview
COV Petrovice u Karvine is a secondary treatment plant serving 196 people in Petrovice u Karviné, Czech Republic. It discharges 36.18 m³/day of treated wastewater.
COV Petrovice u Karvine is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Petrovice u Karviné, Moravskoslezský kraj, Czech Republic. The plant serves a small population of 196 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or small community setting. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 286.00 m³/day and currently discharges 36.18 m³/day of treated effluent. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Odra River basin, ultimately reaching the Baltic Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment from untreated sewage, supporting water quality in the region's streams and rivers.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters the local hydrological network within the Odra River basin, which flows northward through Poland and into the Baltic Sea. The surrounding Moravskoslezský region features a mix of industrial and agricultural land use, making effective wastewater treatment essential for maintaining water quality in downstream rivers and supporting aquatic life in the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
COV Petrovice u Karvine is located in Petrovice u Karviné, Moravskoslezský kraj, Czech Republic. The plant serves the local community in this small town near the Polish border.
The plant serves a population of 196 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local watercourses that are part of the Odra River basin, which flows to the Baltic Sea. The discharge volume is 36.18 m³/day.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations.
As a Czech wastewater treatment plant, COV Petrovice u Karvine operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.
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