COV Radzovce Wastewater Treatment Plant, Radzovce, Slovakia

COV Radzovce is a wastewater treatment plant located in Radzovce, a village in the Lučenec District of Banskobystrický kraj, central Slovakia. The plant provided secondary treatment for municipal wastewater from the local population, operating within the framework of Slovakia's implementation of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). As a secondary treatment facility, COV Radzovce was designed to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater, meeting the minimum treatment standards required for agglomerations under the EU directive. The plant's treated effluent would have discharged into a local watercourse within the Ipeľ River basin, which flows south into Hungary and eventually joins the Danube River. The Ipeľ basin supports diverse aquatic habitats and is an important ecological corridor in the region.

COV Radzovce is situated in the Ipeľ River basin, a tributary of the Danube. The Ipeľ River flows through southern Slovakia and northern Hungary, supporting riparian ecosystems and migratory fish species. The downstream Danube River is a major European waterway with significant ecological and economic importance. The plant's closure may affect local water quality, but the surrounding watershed remains sensitive to nutrient loading and pollution from agricultural and urban sources.