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РAУBБOРUИTКTАHE CONSTANT CONDITIOJ OF WATER MANAGEMENT
CURRENTLY THE GREATEST WATER
CONSUMER IS THE IRRIGATION
SECTOR
According to the hydro- irrigation sector with 46%, mini-
graphic conditions in mum acceptable flow with 28%,
the Republic of Mace- then the industry with 14% and the
donia, there are four population and the tourists with
river basins and three 12%.
large natural lakes, most of which
are formed through rains. His The demand for water from the
country is not rich in surface wa- river basins is as follows: the river
ter (about 3,000 m3/resudent) and Vardar – 79% from the entire water
these mostly depend on rains. Due demand, the basin of the river Crn
to the morphological, hydrological, Drim 12%, and the basin of the riv-
and hydro-geographic structure of er Strumica 9% of the entire water
the relief, the water from rains and demand. Approximately 60% of the
melted ices quickly flows into the drinking water is obtained from
hydrographic network and runs karst springs, 20% from surface
out of the country. Only the karst water, and 20% from groundwater.
areas are different from this gen-
eral image, where water is retained The total annual water consump-
in the ground for longer periods of tion for municipal and industrial
time, and again it fills the runoff sectors in the Republic of Macedo-
waters from the river network. The nia is 581.8 million m3. Almost half
total available amount of surface of this (49.3 %) is used for industrial
water at annual level is assessed to purposes, including mining.
an amount of 6,372 billion m3.
In terms of the level of built
In accordance with the total wa- sewerage network and wastewater
ter demand of the users, currently treatment facilities, this country
the greatest water consumer is the falls behind with the infrastruc-
ture for water supply. At a national
level, the sewerage network covers
Ilber Mirta, Head of the Sector of Waters in the Ministry of
Environment and Spatial Planning
In regard to the wastewater treatment and collection,
65 agglomerations are stipulated within the Directive for
Treatment of Urban Wastewater. The largest agglomeration
is Skopje, which, including the suburban municipalities, has
approximately 882,000 EZ. However, the agglomerations are
not completely identified and they are based on research during
the implementation of the IPA projects for the sector of water.
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