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S TAT U S O F E N V I R O N M E N TA L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E I N T H E S E E R E G I O N
FIGURE 1: Percentage of the population connected to water supply
%
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Albania
(rural)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(urban)
Source: REC survey, 2008
S T R AT E G I C M O V E S
Serbia (urban)
Albania (rural)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(rural)
Serbia (rural)
Kosovo (under
UNSCR 1244)
(overall)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(overall)
FYR Macedonia
(overall)
Montenegro
(Overall)
Croatia
(Overall)
ering 28 percent of the population, mainly in urban areas. Kosovo (as defined under
UNSCR 1244) has no WWTPs in operation, while Albania and Montenegro each
have two WWTPs (REC survey, 2008). Specific features and problems related to
water infrastructure in each country are presented below.
In Albania, the estimated proportion of the population supplied with water is
85 percent in urban settlements and 65 percent in rural areas. The estimated proportion
of the population connected to sewerage networks is 40 percent. Water
losses are high and the estimated Uf W reaches 67 percent. Two wastewater treatment
plants are in operation in Kavaja and Pogradec; work on another has been
completed and three more are under construction. However, surface waters are still
affected by uncontrolled leakages from the illegal dumping of solid waste (EC
SEC[2009] 1339). According to the Albanian Implementation Plan for the Reform
of the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector, 2007–2009 (Gjinali and Olldashi,
2008), another 10 wastewater treatment plants should be built by the end of 2011.
These projects are included in the national PEIP lists.