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FIGURE 3: Number of wastewater treatment plants in SEE countries
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Albania Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Source: REC survey, 2008
Croatia FYR
Macedonia
Kosovo (under
UNSCR 1244)
Montenegro Serbia
the sewerage system than has been achieved. At present, about 25 percent of the
total municipal wastewater in Croatia is treated; approximately 76 percent of this
is mechanically treated. Around 18 percent undergoes secondary treatment, which
represents only around 4.4 percent of the total amount of municipal wastewater
(website of Croatian Waters). Estimated national average physical water losses are
40 percent, and Uf W 67 percent. The relatively high water losses indicate that
huge investments are needed for the reconstruction of water supply networks. According
to the EC progress report, significant efforts have to be made to increase
investments in this sector (EC SEC [2009] 1333).
In Kosovo (as defined under UNSCR 1244) the water infrastructure is relatively
underdeveloped. One of the most severe problems is water shortage: water
cuts affect the general population as well as the industrial and agricultural sectors.
Although accurate statistics are not readily available, it is estimated that 44 percent
of the population is connected to water supply services. The rate of Uf W is 59 percent,
and the technical condition of the water and wastewater systems is rather
poor (REC survey, 2008).
Only 28 percent of the population is connected to a sewerage network. There
are no wastewater treatment plants in operation. A WWTP was recently built in the
municipality of Skenderaj/Srbica, but due to unsettled ownership issues in relation
to the expropriated land, the necessary connections are not yet in place and the plant