Painting a greener Sarajevo with more blue

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This case study delves into Sarajevo’s ambitious initiative to overhaul its aging water distribution network, addressing a critical challenge with a transformative solution.

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With a bold plan to significantly reduce water losses and modernize infrastructure, this project not only aims to enhance public health and commercial growth but also supports broader environmental goals in the Western Balkans.
Challenges:

The Sarajevo water distribution network project aims to tackle several significant challenges that have long plagued the city’s water infrastructure:

  1. High Water Losses: The aging network, spanning 1,119 km, suffers from a 70% water loss due to outdated and deteriorating pipelines. This massive inefficiency not only strains water resources but also leads to significant financial losses for the city’s water utility company.
  2. Infrastructure Deterioration: Many of the pipelines, pumping stations, and wells are in dire need of replacement or rehabilitation. The deterioration of this infrastructure compromises the quality and reliability of water supply to Sarajevo’s residents.
  3. Environmental and Public Health Risks: The outdated network poses environmental risks and potential public health concerns, which the project seeks to address by improving the overall efficiency and safety of water supply.
Solutions

The Sarajevo water distribution network project encompasses several key components aimed at addressing the city’s severe water infrastructure challenges. These components include:

The project focuses on replacing or rehabilitating aging and deteriorating pipelines across the 1,119 km network. This is crucial for reducing the high water losses, which currently stand at around 70%.

In addition to pipelines, the project includes modernizing pumping stations and wells. This upgrade is essential to improving the efficiency and reliability of water supply throughout the Sarajevo Canton.

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This project seeks to drastically reduce that figure with a comprehensive plan to replace or rehabilitate ageing pipelines, pumping stations and wells, adding or improving about 4,000 new household connections.

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Impacts
  • This project seeks to drastically reduce that figure with a comprehensive plan to replace or rehabilitate ageing pipelines, pumping stations and wells, adding or improving about 4,000 new household connections.
  • As the local water utility is currently operating at a loss, this project includes components to make the utility commercially sustainable, such as the implementation of modern metering systems and optimized water management practices.

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