E.JAVA WATER SUP.II

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The Second East Java Water Supply Project will benefit about 1.2 million persons in a wide range of urban and semi-rural communities throughout the East Java Province, with particular emphasis on low income groups. It will support the government's water sector development and investment program in conformity with its Fourth National Five-Year Development Plan (REPELITA IV) targets through: (a) providing low-cost water production and distribution to about 75 small- and medium-sized towns in the East Java Province; (b) expanding and rehabilitating the water supply system in the provincial capital of Surabaya; (c) providing technical assistance to new and recently established water entities for improved operation and system expansion; (d) strengthening provincial level capability in planning and implementing water supply investment programs, water pollution control, and monitoring and development of water entities' performance; and (e) providing technical assistance for determining appropriate organization of water entities in three provinces and preparing future water supply projects.