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Mapping of Solid Waste in the Rivers of the Municiplity of Kukës SOLID WASTE MAPPING IN KUKES’ RIVERS 2 MAPPING OF SOLID WASTE IN THE RIVERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KUKES SOLID WASTE MAPPING IN KUKES’ RIVERS 3 This publication is supported by the 2014-2020 IPA Cross-Border Program Albania-Kosovo, funded by the European Union and managed by the European Commission Delegation in Albania. This document was drafted as part of the “Gjakova and Kukes Clean Water Project” which is being implemented after the 2nd round of calls for project proposals of the IPA Cross-Border Program between Albania and Kosovo throughout 2014 - 2020, funded by the European Union and managed by the European Commission Delegation in Albania. The Clean Water Project in Gjakova and Kukes is being implemented by a consortium of non- governmental actors and local governments, under the direction of SHE-ERA. Other members of the consortium include the Municipality of Gjakova, the Municipality of Kukes and, the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER). The research on mapping the waste and landfills in rivers in the municipality of Gjakova in Kosovo and the municipality of Kukes in Albania was conducted by the Non-Governmental Organization Let’s Do It Peja between the 10th of October, 2020, and 24th of January, 2021. Address: Women Business Association SHE-ERA “Jakova Innovation Center” First Floor - “Gjakova and Kukes Clean Water Project” St. Sylejman Hadum Aga, #189, Email address: [email protected] SOLID WASTE MAPPING IN KUKES’ RIVERS 4 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 6 2. METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 7 3. INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY OF KUKES .......................................................................... 9 4. LEGISLATION ON WATER PROTECTION AND TREATMENT ........................................................... 10 4.1 LAW No. 111/2012 ON INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES .......................... 10 4.2 National Water Resources Management Strategy 2017-2027 ................................................... 12 4.3 National Strategy of Water Supply and Sewerage Sector, 2020-2030 ....................................... 13 5. LOCAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................. 15 5.1 General local plan of Kukes municipality (Territorial strategy). ................................................. 15 5.2 Integrated waste management plan, Municipality of Kukes 2016 - 2020 .................................. 15 6. WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KUKES ............................................................ 17 6.1 Information on water management in the municipality of Kukes .............................................. 17 7. CURRENT PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WATER POLLUTION .............................................. 21 8. FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................................... 23 8.1. Field observations ................................................................................................................. 23 8.2 Graphic presentation of landfills by size and in percentage ................................................. 25 8.3 Graphic presentation of landfills by type and in percentage ............................................... 25 8.4 Graphic presentation of landfills by type and size and in percentage ....................................... 26 Link to access the Digital Map of landfills ......................................................................................... 27 Scan QR Code with a mobile phone for easier access to the Digital Map. ....................................... 27 9. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................... 28 10. RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................................................ 29 11. REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 31 ANNEX 1: ............................................................................................................................................... 32 1.1 Map of all identified landfills ...................................................................................................... 32 1.2 Map of small sized landfills ......................................................................................................... 33 1.3 Map of medium sized landfills .................................................................................................... 35 1.4 Map of large sized landfills ......................................................................................................... 37 1.4 The map of distributed landfills .................................................................................................. 39 ANNEX 2: ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Photos of some illegal landfills from field observations ................................................................... 41 2.1 Photos of Small Sized Landfills .................................................................................................... 41 2.2 Photos of Medium Sized Landfills ............................................................................................... 42 2.3 Photos of Large Sized Landfills .................................................................................................... 43 2.4 Photos of Distributed Landfills .................................................................................................... 44 SOLID WASTE MAPPING IN KUKES’ RIVERS 5 1. INTRODUCTION The report "Mapping of solid waste in the rivers of the municipality of Kukes" has been conducted by the non-governmental organization "Let's do it Peja" within the service contract with the "Clean Water Project in Gjakova and Kukes." This project is supported by the European Union through the IPA II Cross-Border Program between Kosovo and Albania. The report provides the latest data and information at the time of its compilation. The views and opinions referred to have been expressed directly by the authors and not by the contracting party or the project donor. The issue, namely the illegal dumping and piling of waste in the rivers and streams of the municipality of Kukes is of great public concern, as well as a constant and serious danger to water, flora, and fauna, and the destruction of areas of special natural interest, such as river landscapes and cultural and natural heritage or other locations in the vicinity. In the area covered by this report, there are many irresponsible citizens, who have dumped and still dump vast amounts of waste in river beds and ravines. Most of the waste comes from the rivers of Kosovo. The company dealing with water management does not cover the entire territory of the municipality of Kukes with the service it provides. The lack of institutional capacity (mechanisms and human resources/expertise) is another negative factor in this regard. All this has a major impact on the current water management situation. Pollution of water by illegal landfills has been going on for a long time now, and this adds to health risks for the users of these waters as well as for people living nearby. To improve the current situation, NGOs have taken many public actions to clean/eliminate unregulated landfills on and near river beds, but without finding solutions for areas where waste is not collected by public waste companies, the situation will hardly improve rapidly. Illegal landfills, in addition to disturbing the locals and potential tourists, also pose a danger to the environment by polluting the air, water, and soil. It is, therefore, very important to work on raising the awareness of people, particularly those who live nearby, to not dispose of waste. Civil society should raise its voice to encourage reforms in policy as well as awareness and change in social behavior. The final data presented in the report will be used as an awareness-raising tool, but also to promote policy reform in water management, waste management, and social behavior. The main objective of this report is therefore to define a basic assessment of illegal landfills and polluted water areas, using undisputed qualitative data for the municipality of Kukes. SOLID WASTE MAPPING IN KUKES’ RIVERS 6 2. METHODOLOGY The methodology used in this report is a standardized and previously validated methodology, through which the data provided in the report are collected. In this report were collected and listed data obtained from desk and field research. During the fieldwork, consultations were conducted with various local government authorities, local NGOs (environmental protection associations and other stakeholders) and others. During the research, polluted and problematic points were identified along the entire length of river beds, including pollution caused by solid waste in rivers and streams and the lake of the municipality of Kukes. At the end of the fieldwork, the most prominent points with waste in the rivers of the municipality of Kukes were mapped,
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