Improvement of the sewerage network and waste water treatment in Municipality of Kotor and Municipality of Tivat, defined in the National Action Plan of Montenegro (NAP) for the implementation of the LBS Protocol and its Regional Plans in the Framework o
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Description
The present sewerage network of Kotor is connected to the regional transmission main which transports sewage to the Trate sea outfall. The original design included combined conveyance of wastewaters from Tivat and the industrial area of Kotor through this system. The structural condition of the existing network of Kotor is very bad for 70% of the sewerage network which regularly collapses. Wastewater is saline during the summer months due to the drinking water source being saline and possibly infiltration of saline groundwater. Bathing water quality at many beaches does not meet the relevant national and international standards.
The long-term aim is to provide all settlements along the Bay of Kotor with piped sewerage, with sewage treated and discharged to the sea in an environmentally acceptable way that meets the relevant national and international legislation requirements..
The municipality of Tivat is located around the Tivat Bay, part of the Bay of Kotor. Tourism is of importance, more than doubling the population in the summer season. The only industry of relevance for wastewater management is the shipyard, situated adjacent to the town.
The present sewerage network of Tivat is very underdeveloped, as Tivat has the lowest level of connection to the sewerage network of all the municipalities in the project area and lack of a sewerage network poses a risk to public health. Bathing water quality at the beaches where sampling and analysis is carried out meets the relevant national and international standards. However, continued discharge of raw sewage to the sea via short outfalls is a risk both to bathing water quality and public health.
The long-term aim is to provide all settlements along the Bay with piped sewerage by the year 2028, with sewage treated and discharged to the sea in an environmentally acceptable way that meets the relevant national and international legislation requirements.
The town of Tivat is especially dependent on the regional system and a relatively high investment is required to connect the town to the system. It is only then that a technically sustainable system in the town can be developed and pollution of the Bay stopped.
The aim of the project is to build the sewage network and WWTP in accordance with Council Directive 91/271/EEC, and thus prevent waste water from being discharged into the Adriatic Sea.
Construction of the wastewater treatment plant for Tivat and Kotor (72.000 PE) and of a part of the sewerage network is underway. Sources of funding: KfW banks loan and Government of Montenegro.
2) Kotor Municipality (end user, Government)
3) Tivat Municipality (end user, Government)
4) Vodacom doo (project implementation unit Tivat, Agency for implementation of the KfW loans and grants established by the Government and Municipalities of Bar, Tivat, Herceg Novi, Budva and Kotor) and IFIs will be actively involved in project implementation
SDGS & Targets
Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.1.1
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
6.2
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.2.1
Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.3.1
Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated
6.3.2
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
6.4
6.4.1
Change in water-use efficiency over time
6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.5.1
Degree of integrated water resources management
6.5.2
Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
6.6
6.6.1
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
6.a
6.a.1
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
6.b.1
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
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| 14.1 | By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution |
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