Overview
COV Ivanovce is a closed secondary treatment plant in Melčice-Lieskové, Slovakia. It served the local community under Slovak wastewater regulations.
COV Ivanovce is a wastewater treatment plant located in Melčice-Lieskové, in the Trenčiansky kraj region of western Slovakia. The plant is currently closed and was designed to provide secondary treatment for municipal wastewater from the local area. As a secondary treatment facility, COV Ivanovce would have met the minimum treatment requirements under Slovak and EU regulations for smaller agglomerations. The EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) requires secondary treatment for discharges to freshwater and estuaries, which this plant would have complied with during its operation. The plant's treated effluent would have been discharged into a local watercourse within the Váh River basin, which flows into the Danube River and ultimately the Black Sea. The Váh is the longest river in Slovakia and supports diverse aquatic life, making proper wastewater treatment essential for protecting downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant is located inland in the Váh River basin, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Váh River supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for migratory fish species. Treated effluent from the plant would have entered local streams feeding the Váh, contributing to the overall water quality of the Danube catchment and the Black Sea.
Frequently asked questions
COV Ivanovce is located in Melčice-Lieskové, in the Trenčiansky kraj region of western Slovakia.
COV Ivanovce provided secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for discharges to freshwater bodies.
The plant is listed as closed, possibly due to consolidation of wastewater services or upgrades to a larger regional facility. Specific reasons are not publicly available.
The plant's discharge would have entered local streams within the Váh River basin, a major tributary of the Danube River, ultimately flowing into the Black Sea.
As a Slovak plant, COV Ivanovce operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale to protect water quality.
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