COV Velka Bystrice Wastewater Treatment Plant, Velká Bystřice, Czech Republic

COV Velka Bystrice is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Velká Bystřice, a town in the Olomoucký kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 756, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for discharges into freshwater from agglomerations of this size. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,750 m³/day and currently treats an average daily volume of approximately 636 m³, indicating available capacity for future growth. Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Morava River, a major tributary of the Danube River system. The Morava River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe, ultimately draining into the Black Sea.

The plant discharges into a small stream that feeds the Morava River, which flows through the fertile Moravian lowlands before joining the Danube. The Morava River basin supports a variety of fish species and riparian habitats, and is part of the larger Danube watershed that reaches the Black Sea. The region's agricultural activity means nutrient removal in wastewater treatment is important for preventing eutrophication downstream.