ICPHSP2008 

 

Waste management in drinking water and creation of technical terms for their better management                               Click here to download Pdf file.

 

 

Authors:

Alba Dumi, Msc, PhD, Prof.Assoc.  Florid Dumie-mail: 

 

Affiliation:

Management Department, Economy Faculty, University of Vlore, Albania

President of Outdoor Ambassadors, Tirana Albania

 

 

Abstract:

Albania has improved public procurement by approving a new law and introducing e-procurement. The new law takes into account the principles of non-discrimination and equal treatment, transparency, and legal protection of interests of bidders on public contracts. Direct tendering has been abolished and criteria to identify abnormally low bids have been introduced. The Public Procurement Advocate was established as an independent institution reporting to parliament. Overall, the improvements in the public procurement legislation are advancing while the proper enforcement of the law is still a work in progress.

Most rural areas have individual household wastewater collection systems, principally simple pit-latrines with no drainage pipes. Upgrading of sewer networks has not kept pace with the general development of infrastructure, and the materials and technology used have not been improved. Presently, there is no treatment of wastewater in Albania; its discharge in water bodies, especially in coastal tourist areas and delicate ecosystems, is a major environmental concern for the government, the business, community and the public. The distribution problem also has a seasonal aspect: much more water is needed during the summer growing season; when rainfall is scarce, rural drinking water is often misused for irrigation; and the tourist resort areas use large amounts of water.

 

Key words:

wastewater, collection systems.