COV Zamberk II Wastewater Treatment Plant, Žamberk, Czech Republic

COV Zamberk II is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Žamberk, a town in the Pardubický kraj region of the Czech Republic. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,500 and operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment level required under Czech and EU regulations for smaller agglomerations. As a secondary treatment plant, COV Zamberk II uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,259 cubic meters per day and currently discharges an average volume of 961 cubic meters per day. It operates under the Czech national implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for all agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. The treated effluent from COV Zamberk II is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Orlice River, a tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany and into the North Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary river basin. The plant's operation helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality in the Elbe catchment.

COV Zamberk II discharges into a local stream that flows into the Orlice River, a tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe basin is an ecologically significant waterway supporting diverse fish populations and migratory species. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollution, helping maintain water quality in the downstream rivers and ultimately the North Sea.