
Climate change is having different effects and one of them seems to be related to water reserves.
A joint article by the representative of the Water Regulatory Entity and the National Water and Sewerage Agency specifically highlights the measures that must be taken in the future by the water supply and sewerage companies to minimize the effects resulting from these changes.
"It is known that 75% of the Water Demand for UK companies is covered by underground water basins and mountain sources (catchments), while the rest is covered by surface basins (Tirana).
In the framework of the problems of climate change, in addition to floods, the problem of prolonged droughts is increasingly becoming a concern, which create very disturbing problems of water reserves that are used as drinking water for the population.
In this situation, a complete and continuous monitoring of underground water basins and mountain sources is necessary, where in the case of the results of disturbing levels of these reserves, the measures to cope with them should be part of the Risk Management Plans , which should be available to UK companies" it is stated in this statement" it is stated in the article published by ERRU and AKUM.
Regarding this finding, these institutions also present the measures that should be taken, which have an approach towards the use of advanced technology.
For this purpose, piezometric systems with sensors (in other words, a digitized system) must be installed in all underground water basins that must monitor online these water reserves that must be carried out by the Water Basin Administration Offices. Finding that their levels are below or close to the critical levels determined for use should constitute an alarm signal to further take the relevant measures to meet the water demand. The same thing should be done for the waters of the mountain sources that are used by the UK companies", the institutions underline.
Climate change has become a concern for various sectors of the global economy. The year 2023 marked a record average temperature since 1850 when historical records were kept. The year 2024 is predicted to have the same trend.