Where the water is on or off in Kotor right now, settlement by settlement, reported by neighbours — with where the town's water comes from, why it turns salty in summer, and the ViK line to call when your tap runs dry.
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In high summer Kotor's water goes short. The Orahovac and Tabačina springs that feed the bay run low, pressure drops, and settlement after settlement loses the tap for hours or days — most years, to varying degrees.
This board holds two things: what neighbours are reporting right now, settlement by settlement, and who to call and what to do when your tap runs dry. Anyone can read it; reporting that the water is off in your area takes a free account. When the springs turn brackish, read the note on salty water below.
No water cuts reported right now.
Stari grad (Old Town)
No reports · The walled town.
Dobrota
No reports · The long shore north of the Old Town — often among the first hit when the springs run low.
Škaljari
No reports · Below the Old Town toward the Vrmac tunnel.
Muo
No reports · Across the water from the Old Town; sometimes keeps supply when others lose it.
Prčanj
No reports · West along the Vrmac shore; sometimes keeps supply when others lose it.
Stoliv
No reports · Further west toward the strait; sometimes keeps supply when others lose it.
Orahovac
No reports · By one of the two source springs — hit hard in the salinity spells.
Perast
No reports · The far bay — among the settlements reported without potable water in shortage spells.
Risan
No reports · Head of the bay — the tanker route runs from Dobrota to here.
Sveti Stasije
No reports · Above Dobrota — reported among the worst-hit in salinity spells.
Ljuta
No reports · North end of Dobrota, toward Orahovac.
These reports come from neighbours, not the water utility. Anyone can read the board; reporting no water takes a free account, which keeps it honest. A report clears itself after about 24 hours, so the board stays current on its own. When several people report the same sector, it’s likely the whole sector is dry — not just one tank.
Where Kotor's water comes from
Kotor is fed from two coastal springs — Orahovac and Tabačina. In a hot, busy summer, when demand is high and the springs yield less, seawater pushes into them and the supply turns brackish; to protect it, ViK cuts and rotations follow. When it is bad, ViK runs tanker trucks (cisterne) with drinking water along the shore from Dobrota to Risan. Dobrota, Sveti Stasije, Orahovac, Perast and Risan are the settlements most often named in the shortage; Stoliv, Muo and Prčanj have sometimes kept fresh supply through the same spell.
The water utility — DOO Vodovod i kanalizacija Kotor (ViK)
ViK runs the town's water. Call the on-call line (032 323 071, or mobiles 067 263 636 / 067 263 610) to report a burst or a dry line. Service notices ("servisne informacije") and tanker schedules are posted on the ViK site, on Radio Kotor (radiokotor.info) and on the ViK Facebook page; faults can also be logged on the municipal portal sistem48.kotor.me.
When the springs turn brackish the tap water tastes salty. Salty water is not safe to drink or to cook with, and it should not go to babies or anyone on a low-salt diet — during those spells rely on the ViK tanker trucks and bottled water, and watch the ViK site and Radio Kotor for the "nije za piće" (not for drinking) notices. Boil notices, when issued, appear in the same places.