Overview
COV Velke Uherce is a secondary treatment plant serving about 4,000 people in Veľké Uherce, Slovakia. It discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed within the Trenčiansky kraj region.
COV Velke Uherce is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Veľké Uherce, a village in the Trenčiansky kraj region of western Slovakia. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,042 residents, placing it in the small-agglomeration category under EU regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. With a designed capacity of 500 m³/day and a discharge volume of 827.21 m³/day, the plant operates within its capacity framework to manage local wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which ultimately drains into the Nitra River basin and then into the Váh River, a major tributary of the Danube. This downstream connection highlights the plant's role in protecting the broader Danube watershed and the Black Sea ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Nitra River basin, which flows into the Váh River and eventually the Danube River, reaching the Black Sea. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in Central Europe. The secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and nutrients, mitigating eutrophication risks in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
COV Velke Uherce is located in Veľké Uherce, a village in the Trenčiansky kraj region of western Slovakia, near the city of Partizánske.
The plant serves approximately 4,042 residents, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU wastewater treatment regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local water system, which flows into the Nitra River basin, then the Váh River, and ultimately the Danube River and Black Sea.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Slovak plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for small agglomerations and tertiary treatment in sensitive areas.
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