The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010
The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010 The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010
RaportTable 8: Positive and negative environmental impacts from water accumulationsPositive impacts• Increased surface reserves and floodingprevention• Increased opportunities for fishing and watersports.• The dams created to prevent flooding andirrigation may be used to produce electricitythrough the Hydro power plants.Negative impacts• flooding of large land areas and populationdisplacement.• loss of abundant seasonal fields with nutritionalelements, due to river erosion.• Intense evaporation and increased concentrationof salt.• Land salinity, if used for irrigation.• Increase of diseases associated with harmfulmicrobes, which multiply in the inflowing waters,as is the case of large reservoirs.• The risk of dam destruction.• Filling the reservoir with sediment, reducing itslifespanAccumulation lake in BatllavaKosovo has some surface water accumulations, otherwise known as artificial lakes(Batllava, Gazivoda, Radoniqi, Perlepnica and Badovci), as well as a number of smalllakes for irrigation.36120 © Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit
Gjendja e Ujërave në KosovëTable 9: Main water accumulation in Kosovo, surface, water flow and volu 17Name ofaccumulationWater flow(River)Area of basin[km2]Average flow[m3/sec.]Volume of accumulationMillion [m 3 ]ShfrytëzuesGazivoda Ibër 1060 13.5 350 390Pridvorci Ibër - - 0.435 0.49Batllava Batllavë 226 1.06 25.1 30Badovci Graçankë 103 1.05 20 26.4Livoçi Livoç 53.6 - - -RadoniqiLumëbardhi iDeçanit130 0.16 102 113GjithsejTable 10: Volume of Badovc and Batllava lakes, expressed in million m3 by different levels 18Levelaccordingto geodesyaltitude mBatllava LakeVolume (xmillion m 3 )Surface (km 2 )Levelaccordingto geodesyaltitude mBadovc LakeVolume (xmillion m 3 )Surface (km 2 )Maximallevel635 38.00 2.25 650 26.400 0.89Minimaloperationlevel614 3.60 0.21 632 6.500 0.23Bottomlevel602 0.00 0.00 610 0.000 0.00Radoniqi gjatë thatësisë17 Water Department, 200818 RWC Prishtina, 2008© Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit37120
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RaportTable 8: Positive and negative environmental impacts from water accumulationsPositive impacts• Increased surface reserves and flood<strong>in</strong>gprevention• Increased opportunities for fish<strong>in</strong>g and watersports.• <strong>The</strong> dams created to prevent flood<strong>in</strong>g andirrigation may be used to produce electricitythrough the Hydro power plants.Negative impacts• flood<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> large land areas and populationdisplacement.• loss <strong>of</strong> abundant seasonal fields with nutritionalelements, due to river erosion.• Intense evaporation and <strong>in</strong>creased concentration<strong>of</strong> salt.• Land sal<strong>in</strong>ity, if used for irrigation.• Increase <strong>of</strong> diseases associated with harmfulmicrobes, which multiply <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>flow<strong>in</strong>g waters,as is the case <strong>of</strong> large reservoirs.• <strong>The</strong> risk <strong>of</strong> dam destruction.• Fill<strong>in</strong>g the reservoir with sediment, reduc<strong>in</strong>g itslifespanAccumulation lake <strong>in</strong> Batllava<strong>Kosovo</strong> has some surface water accumulations, otherwise known as artificial lakes(Batllava, Gazivoda, Radoniqi, Perlepnica and Badovci), as well as a number <strong>of</strong> smalllakes for irrigation.36120 © Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit
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