In August of this year, the smallest water loss was measured since 2015, when the measurements were taken, announced the Herceg Novi Water Supply and Sewerage (VIK).
"The issue of water losses in public water systems in times of economic crisis and the necessity of rational disposal of all natural resources, as well as the costs of their use, has become an unavoidable part of planning in all companies dealing with water distribution.
Since January 2015, VIK Herceg Novi has been officially keeping statistics on water losses on a monthly basis. The largest measured loss was recorded in January 2015. when a loss of 88,0% was measured, and the smallest loss was measured in August of this year when it was 57,14%. During the previous years, efforts were made to reduce water losses in the system, so the average values of losses during 2017 were measured. amounted to 79,66%, during 2021. were 75,56%, during 2023. amounted to 73%, and during the first 8 months of this year (2024) they amounted to 71,43%", according to the announcement of the city company.
They added that statistics show that August of this year is not an immediate exception with the least water loss.
"During the previous eight months of the current year, seven months out of the previous eight had the lowest measured loss in the previous ten years, comparing them with the same months of previous years, while August is the historical minimum of measured losses," the announcement states.
VIK Herceg Novi says that an indispensable part of effective action in the field of water loss research is the application of appropriate methodology that enables a clear determination of the situation, transparent comparison and application of quality indicators.
"At the global level, the IWA methodology for analyzing water losses has been developed under the auspices of the International Water Association (IWA) for the past ten years. The IWA methodology has also been accepted by the largest neighboring countries, Serbia and Croatia.
In Montenegro, apart from the recommendation to use the IWA methodology, there is still no clear strategy to help with its application, so VIK did not seriously deal with its introduction and application in the previous period. Development of information systems, remote readings of pressure and water flow, remote reading of consumption and detection of losses in the network, through the establishment of DMA zones, the installation of permanent meters, improves the control, management, maintenance and operation of the water supply system", according to VIK.
This city company says that by implementing its regular activities, but also by implementing the activities foreseen in two international projects that were approved during 2024, and for which the Company was granted grants of 1.000.000 euros, they will implement the IWA methodology through the purchase of all necessary equipment (hardware and software solutions).
"With the help of experts from the World Bank, the Water Supply Development Strategy for the next ten years will be prepared, which will include plans for the development of new as well as rehabilitation of the existing water supply network, the implementation of which, in addition to control itself, is the basic condition for reducing losses on the network," he concludes. in the announcement.
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