Overview
COV Rudnany is a primary treatment plant serving Rudňany, Slovakia. It treats wastewater for a small population of 693 with a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day.
COV Rudnany is a wastewater treatment plant located in Rudňany, a village in the Košický kraj region of eastern Slovakia. The facility serves a small population of 693 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. The plant is situated inland, away from coastal zones, and discharges treated effluent into local watercourses. The plant provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes such as sedimentation to remove solids. With a designed capacity of 5,000 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 141.83 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity. Under Slovak and EU regulations, small agglomerations like Rudňany are subject to the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment based on the sensitivity of receiving waters. The treated wastewater from COV Rudnany ultimately flows into the Hornád River basin, which drains into the Tisza River and then the Danube River before reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a role in protecting local water quality in the Hornád watershed, which supports aquatic ecosystems and is used for recreation and water supply.
Environmental context
COV Rudnany discharges into the Hornád River basin, a tributary of the Tisza River, which flows into the Danube and finally the Black Sea. The Hornád River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in eastern Slovakia. The plant's primary treatment reduces suspended solids but provides limited nutrient removal, which may affect downstream water quality in this sensitive watershed.
Frequently asked questions
COV Rudnany is located in Rudňany, a village in the Košický kraj region of eastern Slovakia. The plant serves the local community with wastewater treatment.
The plant serves a population of 693 residents, making it a small-scale facility typical of rural wastewater treatment in Slovakia.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local watercourses that flow into the Hornád River basin, part of the larger Tisza and Danube river systems leading to the Black Sea.
COV Rudnany provides primary treatment, which involves physical processes like sedimentation to remove solids. For small agglomerations under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, primary treatment may be acceptable depending on the sensitivity of the receiving waters.
As a Slovak plant, COV Rudnany operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which sets treatment requirements based on population size and receiving water sensitivity. The plant's primary treatment aligns with standards for small agglomerations in less sensitive areas.
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