Overview
COV Tynec nad Sazavou Chrast nad Sazavou is a secondary treatment plant serving 413 people in Lešany, Czech Republic. It discharges 55.83 m³/day of treated wastewater.
COV Tynec nad Sazavou Chrast nad Sazavou is a wastewater treatment plant located in Lešany, a village in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a small population of 413 residents and operates with a designed capacity of 430 m³/day, currently discharging 55.83 m³/day of treated effluent. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under Czech and EU regulations for small agglomerations. As part of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), secondary treatment is mandatory for all discharges from agglomerations of this size, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are effectively removed. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the Sázava River, which flows into the Vltava and ultimately the Elbe River. This contributes to the protection of the Elbe basin ecosystem, supporting aquatic life and water quality downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local stream that feeds the Sázava River, a tributary of the Vltava, which joins the Elbe River before reaching the North Sea. The Elbe basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Lešany, a village in the Benešov District of the Středočeský kraj region, Czech Republic.
The plant serves a small population of 413 residents.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Sázava River, part of the Vltava-Elbe river system.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for small agglomerations.
As an EU member state, the Czech Republic implements the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size to protect water quality.
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