Ninth Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project

The ninth drinking water supply and sanitation project in Morocco is a major contribution by the Bank to the Government’s efforts to sustainably supply drinking water and sanitation services to the Moroccan populations. The project design is based on the priority needs defined by the Moroccan Government and adopted in ONEP’s investment programme for 2006-2009. It comprises two component: access to drinking water in rural areas (based on the programme approach which fosters the participation of the beneficiary population) and collection and treatment of wastewater in urban areas. The implementation of the project is envisaged to span a period of 60 months, from 2006 to 2011. Its implementation will reinforce the grouped rural drinking water supply programme (PAGER) and will be a suitable solution to the problem of pollution by wastewater discharge in Khouribga Province.