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January 2016
Executive Director's 2016 New YearMessage
To all of our members, supporters
and friends, I want to wish you a
Most Happy, Joyous and Healthy
New Year in 2016. The continuing
success that our Association has
had over this past year could not
have been achieved without the
support, encouragement and willing
participation, as well as “patient understanding”, of a wide
variety of stakeholders in the water supply and sewerage
sector of Albania and the Western Balkans. read more
A New Year brings a New Burimi
In an effort to improve services to our members, andstrengthen contact with our stakeholders, SHUKALB hasdecided to start the New Year–2016 with an improvedapproach to communication and information sharing. Thequarterly newsletter, BURIMI, has been totally reformatted andwill be issued on or about the first day of every month, 12months of the year.read more
Event in Review
3rd Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition
proves again to be a Success Story
About SHUKALB
The Water Supply andSewerage Association ofAlbania (SHUKALB), whichwas established in 2000, isa professional, not-for-profitAssociation of water supplyand sewerageprofessionals, who wish toimprove the management ofthe Water Supply andSewerage Sector in Albania,making it efficient,sustainable and effective inaccordance with the currentlaws and regulations inAlbania...
Upcoming Events!
Assembly Meeting -February 2016
Join Us!
The 3rd Balkans Joint Conference
and Exhibition titled “Water and
Sustainable Development” was
organized by the Water and
Wastewater Works Association of
Kosova (SHUKOS) and the Water Supply and Sewerage
Association of Albania (SHUKALB), on 4-6 November in
Pristina, Kosovo. The Conference & Exhibition proved again to
be a success story, by reaching its goal to stimulate the
dialogue between different stakeholders and provide
opportunities for sharing experiences and knowledge, as well
as exchanging the best practices in the water sector, in an
effort to help the further development of the water supply and
wastewater sector. read more
SHUKALB Raises Regional Awareness on the
Importance of Certification in the Water Sector
In the framework of the Balkans Joint
Conference and Exhibition, held on
November 4-6 in Prishtina, Kosovo,
SHUKALB in collaboration with the
International Association of Water
Supply Companies in the Danube River Catchment Area
(IAWD) organized on 4th of November a Pre Conference
Workshop on the theme “Establishing Certification Programs
for Operational Managers in the Water Supply and Sewerage
Sector – A Pathway to Professional Management and
Improved Performance”. read more
News from Our Members
Memaliaj Gravity Flow System saves Energy, lowers
Costs for Tepelena Water Utility
It is known that water utilities operate
in two water supply schemes: gravity
supply schemes and pumped water
supply schemes. Gravity supply
schemes have lower operational
costs compared to pumped water supply schemes, which
require the use of energy. Tepelena Water Utility covers two
municipalities with its services, Tepelena and Memaliaj. Until
recently, the utility had operated both schemes for water
supply.read more
Recent Management Changes
Since the implementation of the territorial administrative
reform, there have been some changes in the management of
some of our water and sewerage utility members. The names
of the respective new directors are listed in the table below:
Name of the Utility Name of the Director
Shoqeria UK Tirane Neritan Gjojdeshi
Shoqeria UK Kukes Gezim Shehu
Shoqeria Ujesjelles Mirdite Mark Leka
Shoqeria Ujesjelles Permet Elton Hysenaj
Shoqeria UK Berat-Kuçove Redin Kusta
SHUKALB welcomes the new directors as representatives of
their utilities in its network of water sector professionals in
Albania, and looks forward to working with each of them to
fulfill SHUKALB’s mission to increase professionalism in the
delivery of the vital services of water supply and wastewater.
What's New at SHUKALB
Training Course Delivery starting in 2016
SHUKALB will start delivering several training courses that
have been developed under the USAID Project Grant
“Sustainable Water Sector Capacity Development”. Here is the
list of training courses ready to be delivered in 2016:
Asset Management I
Water Meters and Valves
Water Quality
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection
System I
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection
System II
Supervising
Management
Water Loss I
Water Loss II
Business Planning for Performance Improvement
We will follow up shortly with a calendar of delivery for each of
the training courses, and more details on the registration
process. Stay tuned! For questions or specific information you
may contact the Manager of Training and Programs, Olta
Ceca under [email protected]
Outreach
Albania Young Water Professionals and WorcesterTech (USA) undertake Joint Project on the Drin
For the third year in a row SHUKALB
has been collaborating with
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI), USA, to develop short term
projects that involve a team of WPI
students work in Albania for a period
of 2 months. The project of this year was titled “Float Down
the Drin”, and its main goal was to increase awareness about
the Drin River as a precious natural resource, and also to
raise awareness on the environmental issues concerning the
river. read more
Update on the Project “Sustainable WaterSector Capacity Development”
The Project Grant “Sustainable
Water Sector Capacity
Development” awarded to SHUKALB
by USAID in October 2014, has
completed its first year of
implementation. The focus of the Project during this first year
has been on development of skills training courses, as well as
laying of the foundation for establishing of a test-based
certification program for the water supply and sewerage
utilities in Albania. read more
SHUKALB thanks IMB for Gift of AccountingSoftware and Training
SHUKAB would like to acknowledge
and to thank IMB - Modeling
Business Institute, Albania for the
generous support given by
developing the Alpha Accounting
software for use by SHUKALB. The software was presented to
SHUKALB at no cost, and after the installation, the IMB team
followed up with training of SHUKALB staff in the use of the
software. read more
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