According to results on the distribution of the population in the Republic of Macedonia in relation to
treated municipal wastewaters involving only mechanical treatment, biological, treatment and latest
treatment technology, it can be concluded that there is no conformity with the Urban Wastewater
Treatment Directive [10]. Namely, although the percentage of population covered by the public sewer
system is rising, this number is still low (55.0% of the total population) and does not meet the European
standards. Significance of the problem of wastewater must be set to the right place, and it means to be a
top priority for local and national authorities.
Brod and Dojran, and recently in Berovo. The current treatment facilities satisfy only 10-12% of the need
for treatment. All the other settlements discharge its own wastewaters without treatment in the rivers
causing possible pollution of the watercourses in the densely populated areas, resulting with a bad quality
of the watercourses [12].
Next table shows the situation in the Republic of Macedonia regarding the percentage of population
connected to stations with primary, secondary and tertiary wastewater treatment.