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WWTP COV Nitra
Slovakia · official identifier SKCAO40300715000111
162,000h-e design capacity (2022) · 10th of 275
European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · official identifier SKCAO40300715000111 · reported size 162,000 h-e design capacity · received load 125,520 h-e · reported treatment: PST · data year 2022. 10th of 275 records with reported size in the inventory of Slovakia; 2.5 % of the sum of those 275 records in h-e (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 6.9 km · 3 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.
Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.
WHAT THE DATA REPORT
Reported data official data · 2022
| Treatment | primary + secondary + tertiary (more stringent) (as reported to the EEA: PST) · reported levels |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen removal | yes |
| Phosphorus removal | yes |
| UV disinfection | not reported |
| Status | active |
| Reported coordinates | 48.2734, 18.1106 precision reported by the source: level 2 what it means |
| Source and year | European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · dataset record |
FUENTES PÚBLICAS
What public sources report
Documented milestones
- 2023 · Renewal of the screens and the grit and grease removal system at the Nitra wastewater treatment plant was completed. Slovak Ministry of Environment
Other published data
| Mean annual volume treated reported in the 2022 cycle | 9,169,092 m³/year (2022) · source |
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Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L05; it does not change the official data.
REGULATORY REFERENCES
Referencia normativa: Slovakia
Regulatory framework of Slovakia · Directive (EU) 2024/3019: reported-capacity band 150,000 p.e. or more; obligations are set by agglomeration load, not by the capacity of this plant. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.
SCENARIO
Reference energy scenario for this load estimate · simulator engine
what this estimate is · Inputs: 125,520 p.e. of reported load; equivalent average load 125,562 p.e. with the reference profile of Slovakia (hypothesis with reported load and reference profile; not a measurement). Open this scenario in the simulator · how it is calculated and what it is not.
Reference scenario computed on the server from the reported load and the country profile; an estimate, not a measurement. The simulator recomputes it when opened.
WATER THAT COULD RETURN
Reuse potential
what this estimate is · Volume estimated from the reported load (31,003 m³/day of reference), not measured or available for reclamation.
NEARBY PLANTS
Nearby wastewater treatment plants
| Plant | Distance | Capacity (h-e) | Load 2022 | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cov Branc | 6.9 km | 5,500 | 2,497 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
| Cov Cabaj - Capor | 7.1 km | 2,550 | 1,484 | primary and secondary |
| Cov Mojmirovce | 8.7 km | 2,670 | 3,122 | primary and secondary |
| Vk Velke Zaluzie | 13.3 km | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cov Vrable | 15.0 km | 9,000 | 6,329 | primary, secondary and tertiary |
Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions about this plant
What capacity does WWTP COV Nitra report?
Reported size: 162,000 h-e design capacity. Received load: 125,520 h-e. Units are retained without conversion.
What treatment is reported?
Treatment PST. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.
How much energy would a reference plant use with the load of COV Nitra?
Aguas SB simulator reference scenario for 125,520 p.e. of reported load: 4,369,631 kWh per year (34.8 kWh per p.e. of average load), with aeration as 53 % of consumption. Estimate with the country reference profile; not a measurement of the plant.
SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS
Source
reported data · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública) · data 2022 · edition 2023 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.