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14.05.2021
Public water supply and water protection 2020

The volume of water abstracted from business entities that manage public water supply and sewage in Montenegro in 2020 compared to 2017 increased by 1.9%. Volume of water abstracted by businesses that manage public water supply and public sewage system in 2020 amounted to 121 319 000.0 m3. Water is mainly abstracted from groundwater and spring water 80.2%, 1.6% is abstracted from surface water, while 18.2% of the total volume of water abstracted is from other water supply systems.

In 2020 water distributed in Montenegro amounted to 46 797 000.0 m3, which is 1.9% less than in 2017. Water losses in Montenegro in 2020 compared to 2017, increased by 4.4% and amounted to 74 523 000.0 m3.

Length of public water supply in 2020 amounted to 5 482.0 km.

The total amount of wastewater from settlements in Montenegro in 2020 amounted to 26 235 000.0 m3. The amount of treated wastewater in 2020 increased by 78.7% compared to 2017.

Length of public sewage system in Montenegro in 2020 amounted to 1 302.0 km.

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