Overview
COV Stechovice is a secondary treatment plant serving 484 people in Štěchovice, Czech Republic. It discharges 119.50 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
COV Stechovice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Štěchovice, a town in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic, near Prague. The plant serves a small population of 484 residents, reflecting its role in a smaller community within the broader Prague metropolitan area. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations with a population equivalent between 2,000 and 10,000. With a designed capacity of 2,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 119.50 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Vltava River, a major tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany into the North Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary river basin. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from organic pollution and nutrient loading.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a small stream that feeds the Vltava River, which flows north through Prague and joins the Elbe River. The Elbe then continues through Germany to the North Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The secondary treatment provided by the plant reduces biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the Vltava and Elbe rivers.
Frequently asked questions
COV Stechovice is located in Štěchovice, a town in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic, approximately 30 km south of Prague.
The plant serves a population of 484 residents, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local stream that flows into the Vltava River, which eventually reaches the North Sea via the Elbe River.
COV Stechovice provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations.
As a plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, COV Stechovice is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates appropriate treatment to protect the receiving water environment.
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