The Makis water treatment complex secures 60% of the total water demand of the City of Belgrade. It comprises three water treatment plants - Makis I, Makis II, and Jezero, as well as other ancillary facilities; while Makis II is new (commissioned in 2015), the two others need refurbishment to fully meet the City’s water needs. Moreover, the sludge and technical wastewater that result from the treatment of raw water are discharged directly into a settling tank on-site and in the urban sewage system. This practice negatively impacts the environment and incurs significant costs associated with the periodical removal of sediment from the tank.
This investment concerns two components:
The WBIF grant will allow for the processing of the water treatment by-products so that these are converted into a solid state and then deployed adequately. Specifically, it will assist with the construction of a pre-settling unit, a secondary sludge thickener, and a process wastewater treatment plant. The grant will offset a part of the investment costs which otherwise would have been reflected in a rather steep water tariff increase, beyond the current affordability levels of the low- and mid-income population.