Overview
COV Oravska Lesna is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Oravská Lesná, Slovakia, serving 566 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
COV Oravska Lesna is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Oravská Lesná, a village in the Žilinský kraj region of northern Slovakia. The plant serves a small population of 566 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. It is situated inland, far from coastal waters, and operates under Slovakia's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day, with a current discharge volume of 115.83 m³/day, indicating significant spare capacity for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Danube River basin, ultimately reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of small streams in the Oravská Lesná area, which support aquatic life and contribute to the broader ecological health of the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into small streams within the Oravská Lesná area, part of the upper Váh River basin. These waters flow into the Váh River, a major tributary of the Danube, which drains into the Black Sea. The local watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats, including fish populations and macroinvertebrate communities. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, safeguarding the ecological integrity of these sensitive headwater streams.
Frequently asked questions
COV Oravska Lesna is located in Oravská Lesná, a village in the Žilinský kraj region of northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland.
The plant serves a population of 566 people, typical of a small rural agglomeration in Slovakia.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that flow into the Váh River, a major tributary of the Danube, ultimately reaching the Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Slovak plant serving fewer than 2,000 people, it falls under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which mandates secondary treatment for discharges into freshwater. Slovakia implements this directive through national legislation.
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