WATER SUPPLY

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The Water Supply Project will assist the Government to rehabilitate old, poorly maintained water and sewerage installations, extend water services to new urban areas, and strengthen sector planning, management and finances. The project will include the following components: (a) national water and sanitation plan preparation; (b) operational improvements program in Metropolitan Buenos Aires and the cities of Cordoba and Rosario, consisting of the first stage of a national program including inter alia consumption and production metering, rehabilitation of distribution networks, and strengthening of the water utilities' distribution management and commerical operations; (c) rehabilitation and extension of the city of Cordoba's water system consisting of the construction of a water treatment plant to replace a rundown plant, upgrading of another plant, and water mains and secondary pipes; and (d) technical assistance to improve the financial planning, accounting and purchasing systems of OSN (National Water Works) and EPOS (water utilities of the Provinces of Cordoba). The project will directly benefit about 1.4 million people.