Overview
COV Druzstevna pri Hornade is a closed secondary treatment plant in Kostoľany nad Hornádom, Slovakia. It served the local community in the Košický kraj region.
COV Druzstevna pri Hornade was a wastewater treatment plant located in Kostoľany nad Hornádom, a village in the Košický kraj of eastern Slovakia. The plant provided secondary treatment for the local population, supporting sanitation in this rural area within the Hornád River basin. As a secondary treatment facility, the plant met the standard requirements under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary biological treatment for agglomerations. The plant is now closed, and its former service area is likely managed by other regional infrastructure. The plant's treated effluent would have discharged into the Hornád River, a tributary of the Slaná River, which flows into the Tisza River and ultimately the Danube River and Black Sea. The Hornád River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in eastern Slovakia.
Environmental context
The plant was situated in the Hornád River watershed, a sub-basin of the Tisza River system. The Hornád River flows through the Košice region before joining the Slaná River, which drains into the Tisza and then the Danube. This river network supports a variety of fish species and riparian habitats, and the area is ecologically sensitive due to its role in regional biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
The plant was located in Kostoľany nad Hornádom, a village in the Košický kraj of eastern Slovakia, near the Hornád River.
The plant provided secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
The plant is listed as closed, possibly due to consolidation of wastewater services or infrastructure upgrades in the region. Specific reasons are not publicly available.
Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), secondary treatment is required for all agglomerations above 2,000 population equivalent. This plant, serving a small community, would have complied with these standards.
The Hornád River is a tributary of the Slaná River, part of the Tisza-Danube system. It supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for fish and other species, making its water quality important for regional ecology.
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