Overview
COV Turzovka is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Olešná, Slovakia. It treats wastewater for approximately 4,155 people with a designed capacity of 18,114 m³/day.
COV Turzovka is an advanced wastewater treatment plant located in Olešná, within the Žilinský kraj region of Slovakia. The facility serves a population of approximately 4,155 people, reflecting its role in managing municipal wastewater for this community in the Kysuce region. The plant operates with advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standards required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC). For agglomerations of this size (under 10,000 population equivalent), the directive mandates appropriate treatment, and the advanced level here indicates a higher degree of nutrient removal or other polishing steps. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Kysuca River, a tributary of the Váh River, which flows into the Danube River and eventually the Black Sea. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect the sensitive aquatic ecosystems of the Kysuca and Váh rivers, supporting biodiversity and water quality.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Kysuca River basin, which flows into the Váh River, a major tributary of the Danube. The Danube carries water to the Black Sea, making this plant part of a large transboundary watershed. The Kysuca River supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling, and the advanced treatment helps maintain ecological balance in this sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
COV Turzovka is located in Olešná, a village in the Čadca District of Žilinský kraj, Slovakia. The plant serves the nearby town of Turzovka and surrounding areas.
The plant serves approximately 4,155 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment directives.
The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that flow into the Kysuca River, a tributary of the Váh River, which ultimately reaches the Danube River and the Black Sea.
COV Turzovka provides advanced treatment, which includes nutrient removal beyond secondary treatment. This is typical for plants in sensitive areas under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
As a Slovak plant, COV Turzovka operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires appropriate treatment for agglomerations of its size. The advanced treatment level suggests it may be in a sensitive area requiring higher standards.
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