In Novi Pazar, representatives of the Chinese company CRBC met with Mayor Nihat Bešević and his team to discuss infrastructure projects in the city. During the visit of the CRBC delegation, led by General Director Yang Dong, the primary focus was on the implementation of the national project “Clean Serbia.”
When it comes to sewage infrastructure, official data indicates that the sewage system in Novi Pazar lacks sufficient capacity. A particular challenge is that many private properties have connected rainwater drainage systems (gutters and courtyards) to the sewage network, often leading to system congestion and wastewater overflow.
According to information from the “Community Profile” published on the official city website, it is necessary for stormwater drainage from buildings to be connected to a separate rainwater sewage network in order to relieve the existing sewage infrastructure.
Currently, the total length of the primary sewage network is about 120 kilometers, while the rainwater sewage system spans approximately 100 kilometers. The main collectors are in poor condition and require reconstruction along a stretch of about 20 kilometers. The municipality does not have a wastewater treatment plant, according to the city website.
In rural areas, wastewater from households is mostly discharged into improvised septic tanks, leading to soil pollution. In many cases, wastewater is uncontrollably poured into nearby watercourses, directly threatening public health and the natural ecosystem.
The territory of the Novi Pazar region is intersected by numerous rivers: to the west, the Lim; to the northwest and in central parts, the Uvac and Vapa; while to the east and south, the Ibar flows with its tributaries Vidrenjak and Raška. To the north, there are smaller rivers originating from Moravica and Studenica.
