COV Lendak Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lendak, Prešovský kraj, Slovakia

COV Lendak is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Lendak, a village in the Kežmarok District of Prešovský kraj, Slovakia. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,093 people, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this community in the Poprad River basin. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and a current discharge volume of 837.65 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity. Under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), plants serving agglomerations of this size are required to provide secondary treatment, and COV Lendak exceeds this standard with advanced treatment. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Poprad River, a tributary of the Dunajec River, which flows into the Vistula River and eventually reaches the Baltic Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Poprad River basin, which supports diverse fish populations and serves as an important ecological corridor in the Carpathian region.

COV Lendak discharges treated wastewater into the Poprad River basin, which flows through the Carpathian Mountains into the Dunajec River, a major tributary of the Vistula River. The Vistula drains into the Baltic Sea. The Poprad River supports diverse aquatic life, including salmonid species, and the surrounding area is ecologically sensitive due to its mountainous terrain and forested watersheds. Advanced treatment at the plant helps minimize nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality.