WATER SUPPLY II

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The objectives of the Eleven Centers Water Supply Project are to help develop SONEES into a national enterprise responsible for preparation and implementation of all urban water supply and sewerage projects and for operation of the systems, to rehabilitate and expand water supply facilities, to promote appropriate sewerage and drainage technologies, to investigate possibilities of sewage effluent reuse, to help define policies and institutional arrangements, to update information and prepare operation models, and to complete information on water needs and sources in the rural areas. The project will include the following components: (i) new and rehabilitation of existing wells, chlorination units, fluoride removal plants, one neutralization plant, transmission pipes, reservoirs, distribution network, supply for domestic connections including meters, and standpipes; (ii) construction of office space; (iii) three expatriate advisors, consultancy, and a technical training program; (iv) studies for sewerage and drainage; and (v) an institutional and policy study, investigation of the maestrichtian aquifer, and an inventory of water needs and resources for rural water supply.