Urban area of Kotor municipality is situated in patches around the most inland part of the Bay of Kotor. Tourism is of relatively low importance compared to the other municipalities on the coast, with a peak tourist number of about 10,900, adding some 50% to the population. Kotor municipality has an industrial zone, situated in Grbalj. Industries used to contribute considerably to the local economy, but activities have practically ceased.
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.