Overview
COV Horna Ves Kremnica is a secondary treatment plant serving 827 people in Bartošova Lehôtka, Slovakia. It has a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and discharges 169.25 m³/day of treated wastewater.
COV Horna Ves Kremnica is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Bartošova Lehôtka, within the Banskobystrický kraj region of central Slovakia. The plant serves a small population of 827 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or peri-urban setting. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 169.25 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating potential for future growth or seasonal variability. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Hron River basin, a tributary of the Danube. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary river system. The surrounding region is characterized by forested hills and agricultural land, with the plant contributing to the protection of local streams and groundwater quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Hron River basin, which flows into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and communities downstream. The secondary treatment process reduces organic pollutants and nutrients, helping to maintain the ecological health of the receiving waters in a region where small streams are sensitive to nutrient loading.
Frequently asked questions
COV Horna Ves Kremnica is located at Zelený dvor, 162, Bartošova Lehôtka, in the Banskobystrický kraj region of central Slovakia.
The plant serves a population of 827 people, typical of a small agglomeration in rural Slovakia.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local waterways within the Hron River basin, which flows into the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Slovak plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), transposed into national law, which mandates secondary treatment for settlements with a population equivalent over 2,000. For smaller plants like this, national regulations still require appropriate treatment to protect receiving waters.
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