COV Udlice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Údlice, Czech Republic

COV Udlice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Údlice, a town in the Ústecký kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 35,849, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under EU regulations. Its location in the industrial northwest of the country places it within a region with significant water management needs. As a plant serving over 10,000 population equivalent, COV Udlice is subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment as a minimum standard. For agglomerations of this scale, the directive also requires appropriate treatment before discharge into sensitive areas, which may include nutrient removal if the receiving water body is designated as sensitive. The plant's operational details, including specific treatment processes and capacity, are not publicly available in this dataset. The treated effluent from COV Udlice is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Ohře River, a major tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany and into the North Sea, making the plant's performance relevant to transboundary water quality. The downstream environment supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe.

COV Udlice discharges into the local watershed that feeds the Ohře River, which joins the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany and empties into the North Sea, making this plant part of a large international river basin. The downstream environment includes ecologically sensitive areas that support diverse aquatic species and migratory fish populations. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to maintain water quality in this transboundary system.