MU-Env Sewerage & Sanitation (FY98)

closed

The objectives of the Environmental Sewerage and Sanitation Project are to: i) improve the health and sanitary conditions of the populations in Port Louis, targeting the city's southern districts, industrial zones and affected coastal zones; ii) reverse the current trend of environmental pollution on the island and in its coastal zone; and iii) support Government efforts to implement priority institutional and technical measures identified in the Sewerage Master Plan. The project has three components. First, the Montagne Jacquot Sewerage System component includes land acquisition and compensation, construction of pipelines and sewers, pumping stations, treatment plant, sea outfall, industrial pretreatment, and supervision works. Second, wastewater sector equipment and expertise component includes sector studies, sector expertise, and equipment to support a CWA(Central Water Authority)/WWA (Waste Water Authority) joint billing system. Third, the WWA institution-building component includes WWA program management assistance, WWA personnel training, and support for industrial waste management program implementation.