Overview
COV Svaty Peter is a closed secondary treatment plant in Svätý Peter, Nitriansky kraj, Slovakia. It served the local community before ceasing operations.
COV Svaty Peter is a former wastewater treatment plant located in Svätý Peter, a village in the Nitriansky kraj region of southwestern Slovakia. The plant provided secondary treatment for the local population before its closure. As a secondary treatment facility, COV Svaty Peter was designed to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater, meeting the standards typical for smaller agglomerations under Slovak and EU regulations. The plant's closure may reflect consolidation of wastewater services in the region. The plant's receiving waters are part of the Danube River basin, which drains into the Black Sea. The local watershed supports agricultural land and small watercourses that contribute to the broader ecological network of the Danube floodplain.
Environmental context
The plant is located in the Danube River basin, which ultimately drains into the Black Sea. The local watershed includes small streams and canals that feed into the Danube, supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural irrigation. The region is part of the Danubian Lowland, an ecologically sensitive area with important floodplain habitats.
Frequently asked questions
COV Svaty Peter is located in Svätý Peter, a village in the Nitriansky kraj region of southwestern Slovakia, near the city of Komárno.
COV Svaty Peter provided secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
The plant is listed as closed, likely due to consolidation of wastewater services in the region, with flows redirected to a larger regional facility.
As a Slovak plant, it operated under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this scale.
The plant is in the Danube River basin, which drains to the Black Sea. The local watershed supports agricultural land and small watercourses that contribute to the Danube's floodplain ecology.
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