COV Vyssi Brod Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vyšší Brod, Czech Republic

COV Vyssi Brod is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Vyšší Brod, a town in the Jihočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of 1,711 and has a designed capacity of 3,750 m³/day, with an average discharge volume of 565.40 m³/day. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 population equivalent. As a smaller facility, it meets the regulatory expectations for its scale, ensuring organic matter and suspended solids are effectively reduced before discharge. The treated effluent is released into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Vltava River basin and then the Elbe River, flowing to the North Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of the Vltava catchment, a region known for its recreational and ecological value.

The plant discharges into the Vltava River basin, a major tributary of the Elbe River that flows through central Europe to the North Sea. The Vltava supports diverse aquatic life and is an important recreational resource. Downstream waters include reservoirs and wetlands that benefit from the plant's secondary treatment, which reduces nutrient and organic loads to help maintain ecological balance.