PANAMA WATER SUP.&SE

closed

The project consists of: (a) construction of a raw water intake and pumping facilities; installation and reinforcement of water transmission pipelines; and construction of water treatment plant with an initial capacity of 4 mgd; (b) installation of distribution facilities; (c) rehabilitation and reinforcement of existing distribution systems, establishment of leak detection and repair programs, pitometric investigations to locate leaks in the system, installation of house water meters, and construction of system reinforcements; (d) installation of water pipes and sewers; (e) increase the supply of water to the town of Arraijan and provide water to the new fishing port of Vacamonte by either installing wells or by linking the Arraijan system to the Miraflores treatment plant in the Panama Canal Zone; (f) purchase of 30,000 water meters and meter boxes to be installed by IDAAN; and (g) technical assistance.