COV Podbrezova Skalica, Podbrezová

Overview

COV Podbrezova Skalica is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Podbrezová, Slovakia. It treats wastewater for approximately 1,393 people with a designed capacity of 1,800 m³/day.

COV Podbrezova Skalica is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Podbrezová, within the Banskobystrický kraj region of central Slovakia. The plant serves a small community of around 1,393 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. 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. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,800 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 285 m³/day of treated effluent. The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Hron River basin, a major tributary of the Danube. The Hron River flows through central Slovakia and supports diverse aquatic life, making proper treatment essential for maintaining water quality in the Danube catchment.

Environmental context

The plant discharges into the Hron River basin, which flows into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The Hron River supports a variety of fish species and is an important ecological corridor in central Slovakia. Maintaining secondary treatment standards helps protect downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in this sensitive river system.

Frequently asked questions

COV Podbrezova Skalica is located in Podbrezová, in the Banskobystrický kraj region of central Slovakia.

The plant serves approximately 1,393 people, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility.

The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that flows into the Hron River basin, part of the Danube catchment.

The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under 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 (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for inland discharges to protect water quality in the Danube basin.