Overview
COV Vrdy is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Dolní Bučice, Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,739 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
COV Vrdy is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Dolní Bučice, a part of the Vrdy municipality in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,739 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Czech and EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for freshwater discharges from agglomerations of this size. The designed capacity is 3,000 m³/day, and the reported discharge volume is 702 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Elbe River basin, which flows through Germany to the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality in the Doubrava River catchment, supporting aquatic life and downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Doubrava River, which flows into the Elbe River and eventually reaches the North Sea. The Doubrava River supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with agricultural and urban influences. The secondary treatment provided by COV Vrdy helps reduce organic pollutants and nutrients, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
COV Vrdy is located in Dolní Bučice, a part of the Vrdy municipality in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic.
The plant serves approximately 2,739 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that drains into the Doubrava River, part of the Elbe River basin, which flows to the North Sea.
COV Vrdy 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 Vrdy operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations with a population equivalent above 2,000.
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