The residents of the Zeta settlement of Balijače are struggling with poor water supply this summer, and are once again waiting for the hot summer days with dry taps.
As they claim, part of that settlement in Zeta - after the overpass towards Podgorica Airport, "has not had a drop of water during the day in the summer months for years."
"For almost a decade since we have been connected to the city water supply - since 2016, every summer we have been asking the 'Water and Sewerage' company to do something. The last few years have been especially difficult because, despite our pleas, the taps are still dry throughout the day, even until 23 pm," the locals told "Vijesti".
Podgorica's "Water Supply and Sewerage", managed by Aleksandar Nišavić, said that the pressure on the residents of Balijaci has been reduced due to irrational consumption in the evening hours in other settlements.
"Consumers in the Balijače settlement are located at slightly higher elevations than the consumption center. This area is supplied from the direction of the city, from the Mareza spring, and this is the most congested direction of water supply," they said.
According to the residents of Balijač, the water supply problem is "exactly the part of the settlement that pays its bills regularly."
"... Because these are family housing facilities, where there is no agricultural land, illegal connections and excessive water use. We wonder why we always pay the tax. The fact is that there are illegal connections that Podgorica's 'Water Supply and Sewerage' cannot put an end to, that such connections irrigate a huge area of agricultural land, and that on the other hand, only those who regularly pay their bills do not have the service. We wonder how many more years will have to pass before the problem is solved or maybe it is also a matter of the demarcation of the Capital City and the Municipality of Zeta. If it is, then the residents should not have to suffer," they explained.
Nišavić's company emphasizes that they are trying to "minimize this deficiency by managing the system."
"We also hereby appeal to all citizens to use water exclusively for drinking, and in cooperation with the municipal police, we plan to launch an action to punish irrational water consumption," they told "Vijesti".
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