Water and Sanitation in Tourist Areas

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The objectives of the First Phase of the Adaptable Program Loan (APL) for the Water and Sanitation in Tourist Areas Project for Dominican Republic are: (i) strengthening and consolidating the policy framework of the water and sanitation sector in the Dominican Republic; (ii) improving and expanding access to sanitation and wastewater treatment and disposal services in the Puerto Plata region; (iii) improving the financial and operational performance of La Romana Water and Sewerage Company, the region's water utility; and (iv) enhancing operational and commercial performance of other regional utilities and preparing them to participate in the second phase of the Program (APL II). There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is technical assistance for sector development. This component will support the Government's efforts to strengthen and consolidate the policy framework of the water and sanitation sector. This component will finance technical assistance for the development of a National Strategy for the water and sanitation sector. This component will also finance technical assistance and equipment to strengthen the capacity of national policy and regulatory institutions and to improve technical, commercial and operational performance of regional water and sanitation utilities. The second component of the project is rehabilitation and expansion of sanitation services in Puerto Plata. This component will finance: (a) investments to rehabilitate and improve access to sanitation in the Puerto Plata region; (b) investments to rehabilitate the wastewater treatment plant in San Felipe de Puerto Plata and to study, design and construct submarine outfalls in San Felipe de Puerto Plata and Cabarete; and (c) technical assistance to improve the performance and efficiency of La Romana Water and Sewerage Company, to supervise project investments and to prepare feasibility studies and detailed designs for this project and for APL II. The third component of the project is program administration. This component to finance costs associated with project management, including annual audits, monitoring, and evaluation.