COV Liptovska Teplicka Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vikartovce, Slovakia

COV Liptovska Teplicka is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Vikartovce, within the Prešovský kraj region of Slovakia. The plant serves a small population of 140 people, reflecting its role in a rural or small community setting. The plant 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. The designed capacity of 900 m³/day indicates the plant's infrastructure is sized for potential future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Poprad River basin and then into the Dunajec River, a tributary of the Vistula. This river system flows northward through Poland to the Baltic Sea, making the plant's performance important for downstream water quality in the Carpathian region.

The plant discharges into the Poprad River basin, part of the larger Vistula catchment that drains to the Baltic Sea. The surrounding area is in the Low Tatras region, characterized by mountainous terrain and sensitive aquatic ecosystems. The Poprad River supports diverse fish populations and is an important migratory corridor for species in the Carpathian basin.