MASTER'S THESIS - SuSanA
MASTER'S THESIS - SuSanA
MASTER'S THESIS - SuSanA
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5 Learning from already implemented CWs (in Albania and the Balkan region)<br />
Figure 5.11: Picture of the new constructed research<br />
plant at Tirana River (LWE 2011)<br />
Figure 5.12: Construction side of the research<br />
plant at Tirana River (LWE 2011)<br />
According to (Gjinali 2011,c), planning and construction of the plant happened without involvement of<br />
municipality and other stakeholders. The site is located in a slum area and according to her, the construction<br />
happened without official permission (what is doubtable as an official sign of the municipality can be seen<br />
on one picture of the project). No values about the amount and the quality of the water discharged into the<br />
treatment plant available.<br />
Efforts have been done in February 2012 (03.02.2012) together with GIZ driver Gezim Xhemrishi to visit the<br />
site, but the only result of the site visit was the finding that the plant does not exist any longer. The area is<br />
now crowded by newly built houses that are constructed illegally. As one family living in the area enlarged<br />
their garden, they simply filled up the treatment plant. This was affirmed by several people living and<br />
working around when asking them about the plant. During the site visit, the immense pollution of the<br />
whole river bank was obvious all along the river. Every kind of household waste was lying on the river bank<br />
and swimming in the water.<br />
This case shows how necessary it is to include all the stakeholders and people living around that area where<br />
a (pilot) plant is implemented. Only if people have knowledge about the things going on and accept them<br />
such a project can be successful. In this case, most people in the area even did not know what was the<br />
purpose of the plant and why they should keep it. This ignorance destroyed a little research project with the<br />
costs of more than 60,000 US$.<br />
5.3.3 CW at a prision outside Korça<br />
When Martin Wafler visited the utility of Korçë in 2011 with the help of Viola Saliasi, at that time GIZ intern<br />
in the “Water Sector Reform” programme, he got the information that there shall be a well-working<br />
constructed wetland located at a prison of Korçë.<br />
According to a phone call in December 2011 with Linda Ibrahimllari from the utility in Korçë, the plant is not<br />
under the utility and therefore information is rare. It was probably built by a Swiss or Austrian company, but<br />
no information available about the operation and maintenance of the plant. According to the Swiss<br />
cooperation office in Albania (E-mail contact with SCO in 2012), the plant was built by KfW, but this could<br />
not be affirmed by KfW. It was not possible to visit or even just to allocate the plant. This case shows the<br />
typical difficulties to get necessary information in the Albanian water and wastewater sector.<br />
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