UCOV CEZ Ostrava Vitkovice, Ostrava

Overview

UCOV CEZ Ostrava Vitkovice is a wastewater treatment plant serving Ostrava, Czech Republic. It treats wastewater from a population of 2,146 and discharges into the local water system.

UCOV CEZ Ostrava Vitkovice is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Vítkovice district of Ostrava, in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,146 people, making it a small-scale facility within the city's wastewater infrastructure. As a plant in the Czech Republic, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size. The directive aims to protect the environment from the adverse effects of untreated wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Odra River basin. The Odra River flows through the region and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea, making the plant's operations important for downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the Odra River basin, which flows through the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea. The Odra River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for fish species. Protecting water quality in this basin is critical for maintaining the ecological health of the river and the Baltic Sea.

Frequently asked questions

The plant is located in the Vítkovice district of Ostrava, in the Moravskoslezský kraj region of the Czech Republic.

The plant serves a population of approximately 2,146 people.

The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Odra River basin and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea.

As a Czech plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC, which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size.

Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, plants serving populations between 2,000 and 10,000 are required to have secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and nutrients.