Overview
COV Rajec Jestrebi is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Rájec-Jestřebí, Czech Republic, serving approximately 5,756 people with a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.
COV Rajec Jestrebi is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Rájec-Jestřebí, a town in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of about 5,756 and has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 563.25 m³/day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size (between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent). The directive mandates secondary treatment for all inland discharges from such agglomerations, ensuring effective removal of organic matter and suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which is part of the Svitava River basin. The Svitava River flows into the Svratka River, which eventually joins the Dyje River and then the Morava River, a major tributary of the Danube. This means the plant's discharge ultimately reaches the Black Sea via the Danube River system, highlighting its role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Svitava River, a tributary of the Svratka River, which is part of the Morava River basin. This watershed drains into the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional biodiversity. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting the ecological health of these downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
COV Rajec Jestrebi is located in Rájec-Jestřebí, a town in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic.
The plant serves approximately 5,756 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the Svitava River, which flows into the Svratka River, part of the Morava River basin that drains into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size discharging into inland waters.
As a Czech plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent.
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