The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010

Raport0.70.60.50.4mg/l0.30.20.10BurimZllakuqanRadavcKlineGjonajVermiceSiqeveKlineG.RugovesDalje teqytetitDeçanKralanJasiqUra eterziveVolljakXerxeZhdrellaBuqallPiarnePrevallVllashnjeBurim Drini i Bardhe Klina Lumbardhi iPejesLumbardhi iDeçanitEreniku Mirusha Rimnik Toplluha Lumbardhi IPrizrenitViti 2007 Viti 2008 Viti 2009Figure 9: Nitrites in the Drini i Bardhe River basinMaximum allowed values for nitrites should not exceed the value of 0.01mg/L as it isthe case at the water springs, but according to diagram, the values obtained duringmonitoring in some of these stations exceed the maximum allowed values, showing forthe poor water quality.Ammonia (NH4 +) – The monitoring station at Rimnik River (in Xerxe) shows for highconcentration of this parameter for 2007, 2008 and 2009 with the value of 6.38 mg/L, 4.84 mg/L and a slight decrease of 3.76 mg/L for 2009. This results, because theriver lies through agricultural lands, but without neglecting the all discharges of urbanwastewaters of Rahovec town and surrounding villages that as untreated water, flowsinto the river stream.76543210BurimZllakuqanRadavcKlineGjonajmg/lVermiceSiqeveKlineG.RugovesDalje teqytetitKralanDeçanJasiqUra eterziveVolljakXerxeZhdrellaBuqallPiarnePrevallVllashnjeBurim Drini i Bardhe Klina Lumbardhi iPejesLumbardhi iDeçanitEreniku Mirusha Rimnik Toplluha Lumbardhi IPrizrenitViti 2007 Viti 2008 Viti 2009Figure 10: Ammonia in the Drini i Bardhe River basinBased on the allowed values which must not be higher than 1.5 mg/L, it is noted that exceptat the water springs where the quality of water is good, at other monitoring stations, thewater quality is to a mid-high level.88120 © Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit