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lake, despite strict ban. Some 200 illegal permanent structures were built along the lake, polluting it. The water is further polluted by pesticides, as arable lots of local farmers reach the lake's bank, even though the law forbids use of chemicals on the shoreline of the lake since the water is used for drinking.
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New spatial plan was proposed in 2011, but was never adopted. It included elevation of the water level and enlargement of the lake, but the residents of the bank villages protested, fearing they will end up being flooded. In March 2022, the government decided to make a new spatial plan for the area,
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The lake plays a very important role during the migration of foreign and native bird populations. The lake is also a wintering ground for some species of ducks and geese, because it is located on the presumed
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The special spatial plan for the future lake and the surrounding area was drafted in 1976. It took almost a decade of scientific and expertly deliberations on the viability of a reservoir on the bad configuration terrain, but the politicians decided to go with it. After various technical setbacks,
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Technical problems with the reservoir persisted. Shallow average depth of the lake and relatively large flooding area are ideal for the overgrowth of plants, which rot and complicate the treatment processes. The process is further endangered by the boom of illegal construction on the banks of the
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was caught in the shallow section of the lake known as the "Turkish wells". It was 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) long and weighed 117 kg (258 lb). It took 4 fishermen and 3 hours to get it out of the water.
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became operational in 1984. The lake is used for providing tap water to 250,000 inhabitants in
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336:Pajsijević
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