COV Rakvice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rakvice, Jihomoravský kraj

COV Rakvice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Rakvice, a town in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,543 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU guidelines. It operates under the regulatory framework of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater bodies from agglomerations of this size. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's discharge is regulated under Czech national law, which transposes EU directives and sets effluent quality standards. Treated wastewater from COV Rakvice is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Dyje River, a tributary of the Morava River, which flows into the Danube River and then the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these rivers and the downstream ecosystems, including the UNESCO-protected Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, a region known for its rich biodiversity and aquatic habitats.

COV Rakvice discharges treated wastewater into local streams that feed the Dyje River, a major tributary of the Morava River. The Morava joins the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea. The Dyje River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a culturally and ecologically significant landscape, including floodplain forests and wetlands that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and fish species.