The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010
The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010 The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010
Raport2.1.5 EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVES ON WATERAt the EU level, water management is regulated by several directives. The following tableprovides information for the purpose of these directives, the year of ratification and therate of harmonisation at our national legislation.Table 4 : The EU Directives on water quality and level of transposition at Kosovo national legislation 9 .Nr.Name of thedirectiveYear ofadoptionPurposeTransposedat nationallegislation (%)1Waterframeworkdirective(2000/60/EC)23 October2000Maintaining high status of water where itexists, preventing any deterioration in theexisting status of waters and achieving at least“good status” in relation to all waters by 2015252Directive forurban wastewater treatment(91/271/EEC)21 May 1991Protection of waters from adverse effects fromdischarges of urban wastewater from certainindustrial sectors273Drinking waterdirective (98/83/EC)3 November1998To protect human health from adverse effectsof any contamination of water intended to beused for human consumption, ensuring thedrinking water is healthy and clean474Nitratesdirective(91/676/EEC)12 December1991Preventing and reducing water pollutioncaused by Nitrates from agricultural sources162.2 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK2.2.1 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING / WATERDEPARTMENTAccording to the Law on Waters (no. 2004/24), the Ministry of Environment and SpatialPlanning through the Water Department responsible for:• Determination and implementation of policies for water development in Kosovo;• Achievement of the objectives of the program approved by the Government;• Management of water resources;• Development of water strategic plan and other plans for water management;• Performing of related administrative and professional tasks• Other organizational and development tasks pursuant to the provisions of the waterlaw.9 9Report on progress monitoring, REC 2008, 200924120 © Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit
Gjendja e Ujërave në KosovëWith the aim of water management in the territory of certain river basins, two riverbasins districts are established:a. the River Basin District of the Drini i Bardhë; andb. the River Basin District of the Ibri, Morava e Binçës and Lepenci.The law establishes a River Basin District Authority for each of the two river basin districts2.2.2 WATER COUNCIL OF KOSOVOThe Water Council of Kosovo, is an independent body, established by the Kosovo Water Law.The Council is an advisory body, which reviews systematic issues of Water Management,harmonizes needs and diverse interests and proposes measures for the development,use and protection of resources and water system in Kosovo. The Council also has theduty to:• Reviews and give opinions in regard to legislative proposals on WaterManagement;• Initiates up-to-date approaches for medium and long-term solutions, andglobal determinations in the field of water system development, ensure waterbalances, water management, financing, organization of water systems andpublic resource development policy;• Reviews other issues of interest for the general and conceptual development ofWater Management and the development of water systems of interest to Kosovo.In regard to issues that it reviews, the Council gives opinions, conclusions andproposals for issuing legal provisions and undertaken measures.2.2.3 KOSOVO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYThe Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency is a central institution for the state ofenvironment monitoring. Duties and responsibilities of this institution in the watersector are:• Collects and processes data for surface and ground waters of Kosovo; storage,exchange and publication of these data;• The surface and ground water quality monitoring based up on schedule andmethodology for operation with network of monitoring stations;• Urban, agriculture and industrial waste water discharges monitoring;• Prepares and compiles reports on the state of the waters; takes part in the reviewof various cases of EIA in the field of water (water and environmental permits, etc..)• Forecasting and warning of potential or spontaneous risk for the loss of surface andground waters in terms of quality and quantity;• Coordinates preparation of programs for municipal governance of water resourcesas according to their competencies.© Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit25120
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Gjendja e Ujërave në KosovëWith the aim <strong>of</strong> water management <strong>in</strong> the territory <strong>of</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> river bas<strong>in</strong>s, two riverbas<strong>in</strong>s districts are established:a. the River Bas<strong>in</strong> District <strong>of</strong> the Dr<strong>in</strong>i i Bardhë; andb. the River Bas<strong>in</strong> District <strong>of</strong> the Ibri, Morava e B<strong>in</strong>çës and Lepenci.<strong>The</strong> law establishes a River Bas<strong>in</strong> District Authority for each <strong>of</strong> the two river bas<strong>in</strong> districts2.2.2 WATER COUNCIL OF KOSOVO<strong>The</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kosovo</strong>, is an <strong>in</strong>dependent body, established by the <strong>Kosovo</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Law.<strong>The</strong> Council is an advisory body, which reviews systematic issues <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Management,harmonizes needs and diverse <strong>in</strong>terests and proposes measures for the development,use and protection <strong>of</strong> resources and water system <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kosovo</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Council also has theduty to:• Reviews and give op<strong>in</strong>ions <strong>in</strong> regard to legislative proposals on <strong>Water</strong>Management;• Initiates up-to-date approaches for medium and long-term solutions, andglobal determ<strong>in</strong>ations <strong>in</strong> the field <strong>of</strong> water system development, ensure waterbalances, water management, f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g, organization <strong>of</strong> water systems andpublic resource development policy;• Reviews other issues <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest for the general and conceptual development <strong>of</strong><strong>Water</strong> Management and the development <strong>of</strong> water systems <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest to <strong>Kosovo</strong>.In regard to issues that it reviews, the Council gives op<strong>in</strong>ions, conclusions andproposals for issu<strong>in</strong>g legal provisions and undertaken measures.2.2.3 KOSOVO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY<strong>The</strong> <strong>Kosovo</strong> Environmental Protection Agency is a central <strong>in</strong>stitution for the state <strong>of</strong>environment monitor<strong>in</strong>g. Duties and responsibilities <strong>of</strong> this <strong>in</strong>stitution <strong>in</strong> the watersector are:• Collects and processes data for surface and ground waters <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kosovo</strong>; storage,exchange and publication <strong>of</strong> these data;• <strong>The</strong> surface and ground water quality monitor<strong>in</strong>g based up on schedule andmethodology for operation with network <strong>of</strong> monitor<strong>in</strong>g stations;• Urban, agriculture and <strong>in</strong>dustrial waste water discharges monitor<strong>in</strong>g;• Prepares and compiles reports on the state <strong>of</strong> the waters; takes part <strong>in</strong> the review<strong>of</strong> various cases <strong>of</strong> EIA <strong>in</strong> the field <strong>of</strong> water (water and environmental permits, etc..)• Forecast<strong>in</strong>g and warn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> potential or spontaneous risk for the loss <strong>of</strong> surface andground waters <strong>in</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> quality and quantity;• Coord<strong>in</strong>ates preparation <strong>of</strong> programs for municipal governance <strong>of</strong> water resourcesas accord<strong>in</strong>g to their competencies.© Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit25120
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