The State of Water in Kosovo, 2010

Gjendja e Ujërave në Kosovë18161412d0H1086420Reqice Bablak Krojmir Kushtov PetroveLlapi Sitnica Drenica Ibri ShtimjaViti 2007 Viti 2008 Viti 2009Figure 25: Total water hardness in the Ibri River basin7.1.3 LEPENCI AND MORAVA E BINÇËS RIVER BASINsGeneral comments on the Morava e Binçës River basinLepenci River - This river has two sources, one in the Prevalla mountain, and the otherin the Brezovica mountain. Both have very good water quality. This situation continues upto the water discharge of the company “Silkapor” where time by time waters dischargedby this company significantly impacts the water quality of the river. This phenomenoncontinues for several kilometres and it is indicated in the second monitoring station ofthe river, which is located before the river contiguity point with the Nerodime River inKaçanik.After converging with the Nerodime River, the measurements are made at the thirdstation at Hani i Elezit, that is positioned at cross border with Macedonia. The waterquality at this point is within the tolerable limits.Nerodime River -The river begins in the Jezerc mountains (where the first monitoringstation is located) of Ferizaj municipality with a high water quality, while the secondstation is located after the discharge of urban and industrial wastewater of Ferizaj. Thewater quality of this river get decreased along the river flow, up to the next station thatis located before the contiguity point with the Lepenci River.Morava e Binçës River – Monitoring takes place by starting at the Morava e Binçës, andthen Kllokot, Ugljare and on the border with Serbia in Domorovc. This river joins theDardana River. This river collects the urban and industrial wastewaters of Vitia, Gjilanand Dardana.The Curved River - This river includes two separate streams, where water at the firstmonitoring point resulted with high quality, while at the second monitoring station inDomorovc, it is indicated a decrease of the water quality. The parameters that resulted inhigher pollution are: turbidity, ammonia and nitrites.© Agjencia e Kosoves per Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit97120