Overview
COV Vnorovy is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 1,389 people in Vnorovy, Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic. It discharges 346.61 m³/day of treated effluent.
COV Vnorovy is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Vnorovy, a village in the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region) of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 1,389, placing it in the small agglomeration category 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 3,217 m³/day and currently treats an average daily flow of 346.61 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Morava River basin, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube then flows into the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems from nutrient pollution.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Morava River basin, which flows into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The region supports diverse aquatic life and is part of an important migratory corridor for fish. The secondary treatment provided helps reduce organic load and nutrients, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive transboundary basin.
Frequently asked questions
COV Vnorovy is located in the village of Vnorovy, in the Hodonín District of the Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravian Region), Czech Republic.
The plant serves a population of 1,389 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment directives.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways that are part of the Morava River basin, which flows into the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea.
COV Vnorovy provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size.
As a Czech plant, COV Vnorovy operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into Czech law, which mandates secondary treatment for small agglomerations discharging into freshwater.
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