Overview
COV Zamberk I is a secondary treatment plant serving Helvíkovice, Czech Republic. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,000 people with a designed capacity of 3,630 m³/day.
COV Zamberk I is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Helvíkovice, within the Pardubický kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,009 people and is part of the country's wastewater infrastructure managed under Czech regulations aligned with EU directives. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 3,630 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 742.23 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, ensuring effective treatment of domestic wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the North Sea via the Elbe River basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting the local aquatic environment and downstream ecosystems from nutrient pollution and organic load.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Divoká Orlice River, which flows into the Orlice River and then the Elbe River, eventually reaching the North Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a region with sensitive water bodies requiring nutrient removal to prevent eutrophication. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution and protect downstream habitats.
Frequently asked questions
COV Zamberk I is located in Helvíkovice, in the Pardubický kraj region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Žamberk.
The plant serves approximately 2,009 people in the Helvíkovice area.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Divoká Orlice River, part of the Elbe River basin, ultimately reaching the North Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
The plant operates under Czech national regulations that implement 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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