COV Strazske Wastewater Treatment Plant, Staré, Košický kraj, Slovakia

COV Strazske is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Staré, within the Michalovce district of Košický kraj, Slovakia. The facility serves a population of 2,164 and is part of the municipal infrastructure for the region. It operates under Slovak national regulations, which transpose the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of pollutant removal. It has a designed capacity of 2,500 m³/day and currently discharges 442.87 m³/day of treated wastewater. The plant's capacity utilization is low, indicating it has room for future growth or seasonal variations. The treated effluent from COV Strazske is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Laborec River, a tributary of the Bodrog River, which flows into the Tisza River and then the Danube River before reaching the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream ecosystems, supporting aquatic life and regional biodiversity.

The plant discharges into the local watershed, which drains into the Laborec River, a tributary of the Bodrog River. The Bodrog flows into the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube, which ultimately reaches the Black Sea. This catchment supports diverse aquatic habitats and is important for migratory fish species. The advanced treatment level helps minimize nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality and ecological health.