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flows\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e9dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32e9dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tracing the pollution trail along the Sitnica.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93467c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a93467c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/author\/uranhaxha\" target=\"_blank\">Uran Haxha<\/a> \u2014 8\/7\/2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6521687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6521687\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b3d391\" data-id=\"6b3d391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6aa39f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6aa39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gurgle of the Sitnica is barely audible as it winds its way through a riverbed filled with garbage. Along its 90-kilometer journey through Kosovo, the river passes cities, villages, roads, and industrial zones \u2014 each of these, in their own way, leaves their mark by degrading the river. The foul odor extends to nearby cities as the river winds through its course.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the banks of the Sitnica River, living creatures and vegetation have become increasingly rare. The once clear water has become murky, and where fish once swam, garbage now floats. Among a half-ruined bridge, lay a dead crow, detergent packages, and sewage residue. \u201cA good day is signaled by its morning,\u201d the saying goes, and from this bridge, where one of the Sitnica\u2019s forming branches, the Sazli River begins, the image of a deformed river emerges.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c759a5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c759a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ebb42\" data-id=\"39ebb42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cddae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cddae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119503\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0015-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6214c5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6214c5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7835396\" data-id=\"7835396\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47c377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47c377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The odor coming from the river spoils the peaceful and picturesque view of the village of Sazli in Ferizaj, where vehicles delivering products to local shops and plowing tractors are some of the only noises heard during the day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The heavy smell from the river accompanies the students who attend classes every day at the school of the village, \u201cArsim Rexhepi,\u201d located about 100 meters away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d18f252 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d18f252\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c137096\" data-id=\"c137096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33d538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c33d538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119491\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0014-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b844b4e\" data-id=\"b844b4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe43ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe43ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the village of Sazli, the houses of the Bislimi family, like others in the village, are lined up one after the other. The most affected by the river\u2019s stench is Muhamet Bislimi, whose house is very close to the Sazli River. To avoid flooding from the river, which often overflows its banks, he has added a thick layer of gravel to lift his orchards, which he has planted with apple and plum trees.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-802cc25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802cc25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8061fd\" data-id=\"e8061fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85c238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b85c238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis river is small, but it can cause a lot of damage,\u201d says Bislimi as he takes out a cigarette and lights it. \u201cYou see, I\u2019ve raised the ground up high, but still, it can cause trouble.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years ago, Bislimi moved to Sazli from Biti in the Sharr Mountains, one of the cleanest areas in the country. He says he always regrets building his new house in Sazli.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI came here from there [Biti] 13 years ago because it was too far for my children to go to college,\u201d says Bislimi. \u201cWe came here with our whole family and settled down. But to be honest, I regret it, because my children have all gone abroad.\u201d Bislimi works as a forest ranger and tries not to spend time in Sazli whenever he gets the chance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom the middle of May until winter sets in, I go to Biti. We cannot stay here. We can\u2019t even go out in the yard or anything. Even when the children come, they don\u2019t want to stay here,\u201d he says, mentioning that he has heard there are plans to start building sewage pipes, but this seems like a distant reality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b675f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b675f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3e1f6c\" data-id=\"c3e1f6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a11298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a11298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8000\" height=\"2815\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120059\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min.png 8000w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-1536x540.png 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-2048x721.png 2048w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-03-min-326x115.png 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8000px) 100vw, 8000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Sitnica River is formed by the tributaries of the Sazli, Shtime Rivers, among several others. In the village of Vragoli, the pollution of the Sitnica increases where it joins three other highly polluted rivers \u2014 the Prishtina, Gra\u00e7anica, and Drenica Rivers. Downstream the Llap River, which has cleaner water,  joins the Sitnica, but in Mitrovica, the confluence with the Trep\u00e7a River creates an even more serious situation.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e07a31b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e07a31b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fffb76\" data-id=\"6fffb76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdce048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdce048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8000\" height=\"2817\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120086\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min.png 8000w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-2048x721.png 2048w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-06-min-326x115.png 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8000px) 100vw, 8000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Trep\u00e7a river mainly contains water pumped from the Stan T\u00ebrg mine, which, in terms of quality, has high levels of heavy metals, with particular emphasis on lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd), and others.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1918f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1918f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-952b51c\" data-id=\"952b51c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3e368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3e368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sitnica River is the most polluted in the country, as per every report by the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA), an independent institution within the Government of Kosovo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besime Kajtazi, a water engineer who developed her doctoral thesis on the Sitnica River, explains that this river carries all the urban waters of large settlements such as Prishtina, Lipjan, Fush\u00eb Kosova, Obiliq, and Gra\u00e7anica, without any treatment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e96eae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e96eae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc3736\" data-id=\"1fc3736\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83283ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83283ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119497\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0016-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94506f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94506f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5af2c01\" data-id=\"5af2c01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bca16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66bca16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout its entire course, the Sitnica River functions as an open channel that collects wastewater, none of which is connected to treatment plants. In Lipjan, the river\u2019s current increases along with the pollution because a stream from Shtime joins it. Near a promenade full of restaurants, wastewater flows directly into the river just like it does in the rest of the city.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the 2023 report of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arru-rks.org\/publikimet\/414\/raportet-e-performances\/414\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Water Services Regulatory Authority (WSRA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, only 8.1% of the country\u2019s population is connected to wastewater treatment plants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6b8e04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6b8e04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a6cb4\" data-id=\"e5a6cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ceb3f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119500\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0017-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3bbaf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3bbaf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e040c0d\" data-id=\"e040c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e383a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e383a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This number has increased significantly since 2021, when Kajtazi was studying the waters of the Sitnica. At that time, only 3.5% of the population was connected to wastewater treatment plants. According to her, the extent of these plants remains low, mainly due to high costs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[The plants] have high construction costs, but operation and maintenance are also costly, which would result in higher water and sewage service tariffs for citizens,\u201d she says.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/me.rks-gov.net\/blog\/39-3-milione-e-per-ndertimin-e-impiantit-per-trajtimin-e-ujerave-te-zeza-ne-mitrovice-dhe-vushtrri\/%5C\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2025, however, good news came from the Ministry of Economy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MOE): Vushtrri and Mitrovica will finally have a wastewater treatment plant, which will be built with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inclusion of Mitrovica and Vushtrri in the wastewater treatment system will significantly increase the percentage of citizens connected to treatment plants. Meanwhile, however, many of Kosovo\u2019s major cities, such as Prishtina, Gjilan, and Ferizaj, will still lack such facilities. Even the existing plants do not have sufficient capacity. For example, the regional water supply company \u201cHidrodrini\u201d in Peja,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arru-rks.org\/assets\/cms\/uploads\/files\/Publikimet\/raportet%20vjetore%20te%20performances\/KRU-Raporti%20Vjetor%20i%20Peformances%202022%20v02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is considered to have the best performance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, treats only 23% of wastewater.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the entrance to Vushtrri, the Sitnica River flows past two large embankments, which were built as flood protection measures. Agim Kutllovci, 61, clearly remembers the volunteer workers who built them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a5b36d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a5b36d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b3cc72\" data-id=\"2b3cc72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e31267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e31267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119472\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0012-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6ff94e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6ff94e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118753b\" data-id=\"118753b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d269a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d269a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was born and raised here at the base of the Sitnica River,\u201d says Kutllovci. \u201cI remember very well how we used to swim, what kinds of fish there were, and how the entire riverbed was filled with willows, forming a sort of tunnel.\u201d He recalls a distant time when people used the banks of the Sitnica River as if they were beaches.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But now, the heavy odor from the river, which becomes unbearable with the arrival of the warmer seasons, reaches Kutllovci\u2019s house.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen the sun rises, we have to lock ourselves in our houses, because of the stench,&#8221; he says, pointing to his home. \u201cIt smells like a catastrophe. In addition to the stench, all the mosquitoes come into the house, and you can\u2019t even stay comfortably in your garden. I went and bought poison and sprayed the whole house.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba727e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba727e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74227b0\" data-id=\"74227b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f122617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f122617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He occasionally shifts the conversation back to the 1970s and early 1980s, recalling a time when the river teemed with large, healthy fish weighing up to one kilogram. This story, however, takes a different turn in the early 1980s, with the arrival of the thermal power plants. The commissioning of the \u201cKosova B\u201d thermal power plant, which had one unit in 1983 and a second in 1984, started to pollute the Sitnica River.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wedocs.unep.org\/bitstream\/handle\/20.500.11822\/30229\/PSSIRS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2003 report notes 1983 as <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the date when the Sitnica was first contaminated with phenols \u2014 harmful chemicals originating from factories and industrial waste, which, even in small quantities, can poison water. They often give the water an unpleasant odor and a plastic-like taste, making it dangerous to use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a376414\" data-id=\"a376414\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64f6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f64f6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"4771\" height=\"5638\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120066\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min.png 4771w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-867x1024.png 867w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-768x908.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-1300x1536.png 1300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-1733x2048.png 1733w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-02-min-326x385.png 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4771px) 100vw, 4771px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0dd894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0dd894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0466c68\" data-id=\"0466c68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be5420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be5420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since phenols are classified as heavy pollutants, their impact is hazardous. When they enter rivers, they pose a serious threat because their toxicity harms aquatic organisms, disrupts the balance of ecosystems, and can endanger human health, especially if water used for drinking becomes contaminated. Phenols occur naturally in plants but can be produced synthetically for industrial and medical purposes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These pollutants should be stored and treated, as they are stored and treated at present by the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEC). Nonetheless, in the past, leaks have occurred. Several scientific papers have<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iwaponline.com\/wst\/article-abstract\/24\/11\/111\/24049\/Phenol-Occurrences-in-Groundwater-Resources-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> documented such leaks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including a 1991 paper by Serbian scientists in the British scientific journal IWA Publishing, which identified phenols in the Sitnica River from the nearby power plant. In 2002, chemists from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Prishtina (UP) also found phenols in the water of Sitnica. In 2003,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwdmag.com\/home\/news\/10907017\/belgrade-lodges-un-protest-over-alleged-phenol-spill-from-kosovo\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phenols became a bone of contention between Serbia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the United Nations administrative authority in Kosovo (UNMIK), after the latter was fined for leaking phenols into the Sitnica River that flows into the Ibar River in Serbia, causing drinking water contamination in the city of Kraljevo. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wedocs.unep.org\/bitstream\/handle\/20.500.11822\/30229\/PSSIRS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prepared a special report confirming this event.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3712b77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3712b77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256f2d7\" data-id=\"256f2d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2232026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2232026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8000\" height=\"2817\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120069\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min.png 8000w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-2048x721.png 2048w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-05-min-326x115.png 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8000px) 100vw, 8000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In 2022, another scientific paper investigating the water quality of the Sitnica River identified phenols at levels higher than those specified by the European Union (EU) Directive for surface waters. Phenol concentrations should not exceed 0.002 mg\/L. However, in this scientific paper, the value of phenol in the area of the power plant, where Sitnica discharges into the Ibar River, ranged from 0.198 mg\/L to 0.595 mg\/L \u2014 that is, 99 times, and in some cases almost 300 times, higher than the permitted level.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff8bdbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff8bdbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa33808\" data-id=\"fa33808\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b37bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8b37bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence of phenol can be found in the Gra\u00e7anka River, which flows into the Sitnica and passes through the Kishnica mine, where more heavy metals and phenol are found.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thermal power plants in Kosovo, although frequently targeted as major polluters, are rarely mentioned for their polluting impact on rivers. Along its path, the Sitnica River flows beside ash dumps and even crosses the \u201cKosova B\u201d thermal power plant facilities. A field visit is easiest in the village of Kryshevc in Fush\u00eb Kosov\u00eb, located near the border with Obiliq.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b89c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b89c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c41b30\" data-id=\"3c41b30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e131cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e131cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0002-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d5efd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d5efd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f92e95e\" data-id=\"f92e95e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d0207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d0207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There, the river flows near an ash dump and a \u201cblue lake,\u201d formed by waters from coal combustion ash residue, which are deposited through the hydraulic system from the \u201cKosova A\u201d and \u201cKosova B\u201d thermal power plants. These waters also contain hazardous chemicals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When these chemicals mix with water, the water takes on a completely different appearance, comparable to bleach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed75d0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed75d0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca57e4d\" data-id=\"ca57e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db224f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5db224f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8000\" height=\"2816\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120063\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min.png 8000w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-2048x721.png 2048w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_English-04-min-326x115.png 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8000px) 100vw, 8000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cThis water has high concentrations of sulfate anions and a high pH value above 12, which makes it prohibited for discharge into the Sitnica River,\u201d says Shkumbin Shala, an air pollution monitoring expert at the Kosovo Hydrometeorological Institute (KHI), as he explains the impact of pollution from thermal power plants.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80ced0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ced0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6945598\" data-id=\"6945598\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9a266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9a266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lake is located within a 50-meter radius of the Sitnica River. Another water discharge channel, which flows from KEC, is connected to this lake. It has three pipes that release polluted water directly into the Sitnica River. From the discharge point, a change in the color of the water is noticeable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This discharge into the Sitnica River is not documented in<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kek-energy.com\/kek\/ndikimi-ne-mjedis\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the KEC environmental impact report for 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead, the report locates another discharge point on the other side of the power plant, near the village of Caravadica. According to the report, 621,545 cubic meters of water were released into the Sitnica River in 2023. The quality of this water is not mentioned in the document.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Kajtazi, the report is not accurate due to the poor placement of the water quality monitoring point. She explains that the sampling site, where water samples are collected for monitoring, is located five kilometers downstream from the discharge point. As a result, these findings are not a true reflection of the quality of the river\u2019s water because, over that distance, the polluted water is diluted and undergoes self-purification through the natural processes of sedimentation and oxygenation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ae5317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ae5317\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c543ab4\" data-id=\"c543ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19b1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d19b1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119406\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0004-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bac7b15\" data-id=\"bac7b15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ca7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ca7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119409\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0005-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed1a2c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed1a2c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be2ba9a\" data-id=\"be2ba9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627f586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"627f586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, the Sitnica River runs through the inner area of KEC, where it is crossed by a conveyor belt transporting coal for combustion. According to the analyses that Kajtazi has cross-examined, the Sitnica River is essentially a river of poison, destroying all forms of life within it. Its aquatic ecosystem is practically in collapse. Data from the 2022 Environmental Report by KEPA raises the same alarm. Everything that flows from the Sitnica is outside normal measures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All monitored points show high levels of pollution, with alarming violations of water quality standards. The Prishtevka and Gra\u00e7anka rivers, as tributaries of the Sitnica, play a key role in raising pollution levels, bringing extremely polluted waters into the river\u2019s stream.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the entrance of Mitrovica, the Sitnica River flows past the former shock absorber factory, which is now out of operation. According to Ali Uka, who grew up on the banks of the Sitnica, the heavy odor carried by the river once made life there impossible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd16d6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd16d6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b030ef1\" data-id=\"b030ef1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26647cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26647cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have been living here for 48 years, and I remember the Sitnica very well. When the shock absorber factory was operating, it was a disaster. The smell was very, very bad. Now, compared to then, it\u2019s better,\u201d says Uka, who does not hesitate to confront citizens throwing rubbish into the riverbed of the \u201c2 Korriku\u201d neighborhood. \u201cI\u2019ve installed several cameras from my house pointing directly at the river, and I keep the camera lights on. This stops people from throwing away their garbage; otherwise, no one cares,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1283391\" data-id=\"1283391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab20078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab20078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119424\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0001-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bac00af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bac00af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b481e0d\" data-id=\"b481e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881d2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881d2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both sides of the riverbed are filled with rubbish. From time to time, along the river, you can find the remains of dead animals or the corpses of animals slaughtered by butchers, all discarded as if the river were simply a dumping ground for excess waste.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uka says that, despite having reported this practice to the police and local authorities, nothing has changed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d7749a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d7749a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1644c\" data-id=\"3f1644c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6da3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab6da3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119463\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0010-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ff985f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ff985f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd65613\" data-id=\"cd65613\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30d154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e30d154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Air pollution<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental pollution is not the only problem worrying the residents around the Sitnica. They also face another unavoidable issue: the heavy stench that contributes to air pollution. During the summer months, when evenings and mornings are cooler and water temperatures rise, unpleasant odors spread everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River pollution can affect air quality through various processes, especially the decomposition of organic matter and the release of chemicals and gases from the water into the atmosphere. Water pollution, particularly from industrial chemicals such as mercury, arsenic, and volatile organic compounds, mixes with water vapor and pollutes the air.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2a3984 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2a3984\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca6ae06\" data-id=\"ca6ae06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891eaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"891eaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/breath.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119530\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Industrial emissions, such as sulfates and nitrates, can participate in chemical reactions that lead to the formation of polluting gases like sulfur dioxide and ammonia. These compounds contribute to the creation of fine particles (PM\u2082.\u2085 and PM\u2081\u2080), which are harmful because they can penetrate the lungs and cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems. But there are other forms of air pollution as well.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eda51cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eda51cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d53e9a6\" data-id=\"d53e9a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46aba2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46aba2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMines and areas around polluted rivers often contain sediments loaded with heavy metals and toxic substances. In drier periods or when the water recedes, these sediments dry out and turn into dust, which spreads into the air. This process pollutes the air with elements like lead, cadmium, and chromium,\u201d says Shala.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The window of time is closing<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like a poisonous snake, the Sitnica winds through Kosovo, while solutions to its pollution seem out of reach. Nature often has self-defense mechanisms; the self-purification of water is one such example, a natural process that might have defended this river at some stage. But, according to Shala, the damage caused to the Sitnica is so great that it has lost all its natural defense mechanisms. The river can no longer save itself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the scale of the ecological crisis that has gripped the Sitnica River, experts do not see it as a lost cause. On the contrary, they claim recovery is still technically possible, but it requires concrete measures, prioritization by central institutions, budget allocation, and public involvement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Kajtazi, the construction of plants for the treatment of urban and industrial wastewater is the most urgent and fundamental measure for any sustainable recovery. In addition to budget allocation and community involvement, industries that pollute the waters must also pay.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0392423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0392423\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d2704e\" data-id=\"2d2704e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6677b79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6677b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica-Video.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e2699 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e2699\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc29f2\" data-id=\"6cc29f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e669ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e669ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agron Shala, a water quality monitoring expert with over two decades of experience, emphasizes that the crucial first step is a simple one: identify pollutants. \u201cWe should create a cadastre of surface water pollutants as soon as possible. If we don\u2019t know exactly who is polluting and what is being discharged, any [recovery] plan remains incomplete,\u201d says Shala, noting that currently no such database exists.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Shala, treatment plants are only part of the solution. He also advocates for financial support to be given to the private sector so that treatment systems can be installed for small to medium-sized industries. He emphasizes the importance of building professional human capacities at all levels of public administration related to water quality control and management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe possibility for real improvement exists,\u201d says Shala, but he emphasizes that there is a lack of political will and that no government has so far addressed the water issue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seriousness of the entire situation is evident in the limited resources allocated to the KHI. \u201cSince I started working at the Hydrometeorological Institute, we have never had more than three people employed in the water quality monitoring sector. Three people to cover the entire country,\u201d says Shala.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He calls this \u201cabsurd,\u201d especially in light of there having never been an official position for biological water monitoring, meaning that no expert has been dedicated to analyzing the impact of pollution on aquatic life and biodiversity. Anything related to such monitoring has been the result of support from the EU or Swiss organizations, with not a single step taken by local institutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, even when KHI employees retired, they were not replaced. Only recently was a vacancy announced for two new positions, which will focus on physical and chemical monitoring, but not on the biological aspect of pollution. \u201cIs this number sufficient? I have no comment,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both experts are convinced that the Sitnica can be saved, but the window of time is closing. \u201cEvery year that passes without action makes recovery more difficult and more costly,\u201d says Kajtazi.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-848ad61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"848ad61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf553ea\" data-id=\"bf553ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c0cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88c0cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119403\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sitnica_intext.0003-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce18f03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce18f03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692535f\" data-id=\"692535f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc03af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcc03af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Feature Image: Ferdi Limani \/ K2.0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Photos: Ferdi Limani &amp; Uran Haxha \/ K2.0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Ilustrations: Dina Hajrullahu<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d244dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d244dc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d18a0f\" data-id=\"6d18a0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c498b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c498b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-119628 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-300x169.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-300x169.gif 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-1024x576.gif 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-768x432.gif 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-1536x864.gif 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-326x183.gif 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EU-Feature-450x250.gif 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1px;\"><i>This blog was published with the financial support of the European Union as part of the project \u201cInformed Democracy: Promoting a Diverse and Sustainable Media Ecosystem\u201d. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>D\u00ebshironi t\u00eb mb\u00ebshtetni gazetarin\u00eb ton\u00eb?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>N\u00eb Kosovo 2.0, p\u00ebrpiqemi t\u00eb jemi shtyll\u00eb e gazetaris\u00eb s\u00eb pavarur e me cil\u00ebsi t\u00eb lart\u00eb, n\u00eb nj\u00eb epok\u00eb ku \u00ebsht\u00eb gjithnj\u00eb e m\u00eb sfiduese t\u2019i mbash k\u00ebto standarde dhe ta ndjek\u00ebsh t\u00eb v\u00ebrtet\u00ebn dhe llogaridh\u00ebnien pa u frik\u00ebsuar. 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