13 November 2018 - In the next ten years, the Regional Water Supply System for the Montenegrin coastline will widen its field of operation. The innovation will reflect in several appealing projects such as the export of water, a water bottling factory and construction of the tourism settlement at Karuč.
“Ever since the Regional Water Supply system was commissioned in 2010, all the requirements necessary for the sustainable functioning of the system in this region have not been fulfilled. There’s a great number of challenges that must be overcome. The fact that there are settlements where the water supply network has not been built yet is proof enough,” reads the document about the realization of the annual plan and financial results for 2017.
The majority of challenges refers to the provision of long-term, the sustainable functioning of the local water supply enterprises.
In the forthcoming period, the key part of the activities will refer to the reform of the entire water supply system at the seaside and at the national level.
“As the draft Reform plan indicates, the water supply system is practically unsustainable, and its comprehensive reform is of crucial importance. In addition, it is very important that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank be directly involved in the implementation since the policy of these institutions is monitoring the projects they financed. Besides, they have all the necessary resources and complex expertise,” said the representatives of the Regional Water Supply system.
It is certain now that a unique enterprise, in charge of water supply and wastewater disposal will be formed for the region of Montenegrin coastline. Expected results surely are the business optimization, increasing the level of the quality of services and improvement of financial parameters. Regional water supply system is planning to start off implementation of the project whose estimated investment value amounts to 22 million EUR.
Another potential source of income will be the export of water by ships. The possibility of the construction of the water bottling factory is waiting for the adoption of several planning and strategic documents, starting from the final version of the feasibility study. If everything goes according to the plan, the factory is supposed to be located within the national park Skadar lake, outside the sanitary protection zone. This factory would also produce other types of drinks, such as iced teas and energy drinks.
Finally, Karuč, the former source of water supply will have a totally new function. It will become a tourism settlement.
Source: Cafe del Montenegro/Dnevne Novine
