COV Prestice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Přeštice, Czech Republic

COV Prestice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Přeštice, a town in the Plzeňský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,300 residents, placing it in the small agglomeration category under European Union classification. As a Czech facility, COV Prestice operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into inland waters. The plant's treatment processes and capacity are designed to meet national standards aligned with this directive, ensuring compliance with Czech water quality regulations. The treated effluent from COV Prestice is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Úhlava River, a tributary of the Radbuza River, and then into the Berounka River, part of the Vltava basin that flows into the North Sea via the Elbe River. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream water bodies.

COV Prestice discharges into the Úhlava River basin, which flows through the Plzeň region before joining the Radbuza and Berounka rivers, eventually reaching the Vltava and Elbe rivers and the North Sea. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The plant's treatment helps maintain water quality in this sensitive river system, which is used for recreation and supports downstream ecosystems.