Overview
COV Diviacka Nova Ves is a closed secondary treatment plant in Diviacka Nová Ves, Slovakia. It served the local community in the Trenčiansky kraj region.
COV Diviacka Nova Ves was a wastewater treatment plant located in Diviacka Nová Ves, a village in the Prievidza district of the Trenčiansky kraj region in western Slovakia. The plant provided secondary treatment, a standard level for municipal wastewater in the area. As a closed facility, it is no longer operational. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), Slovak plants serving agglomerations of this scale are required to meet secondary treatment standards. The region drains into the Nitra River basin, which flows into the Váh River and ultimately the Danube River and Black Sea. The surrounding area is characterized by agricultural land and small settlements, with the Strážovské vrchy hills to the north.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams within the Nitra River basin, a tributary of the Váh River, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The region supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the broader Carpathian basin ecosystem. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to protect water quality in this agriculturally active area.
Frequently asked questions
COV Diviacka Nova Ves is located in Diviacka Nová Ves, a village in the Prievidza district of the Trenčiansky kraj region in western Slovakia.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for municipal wastewater in this region.
No, the plant is closed. Its operational status is listed as closed, meaning it no longer treats wastewater.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), treatment plants in Slovakia must meet secondary treatment standards for agglomerations of this scale. The plant's closure may reflect regional consolidation or infrastructure upgrades.
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams in the Nitra River basin, which flows into the Váh River, then the Danube, and finally the Black Sea. Proper treatment protects downstream aquatic ecosystems.
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