USAID opens 5 water treatment plants in South
The Daily Star
August 04, 2007
Daily Star staff
BEIRUT: USAID inaugurated five water-treatments plants in Haytoura, Ayshiyyeh, Ghobbatieh/Benwati, Wadi Jezzine and Snayyah in Jezzine District, South Lebanon, according to a USAID statement. The inauguration was attended by mission director Raouf Youssef, Haytoura Mayor Elias Rashed, Ayshiyyeh Municipality vice president Youssef Fares, Wadi Jezzine Mayor Robert Abu Suleiman, Benwati Mayor Mounir Rbeih and Snayyah Mayor Joseph Nawfal
The plants, the result of close cooperation between USAID and the communities, serve almost 6,000 people in the area.
With funds from the American people, USAID provided over $500,000 to build the plants and train municipal staff to operate and maintain them.
The municipalities supplied the land and installed many of the sewage networks. The YMCA, a nonprofit organization, worked with USAID to carry out the projects.
The plants are among nine being built to bring clean water and sewage systems to 27,000 people in South Lebanon and the Bekaa.
The statement said that in partnership with the YMCA and the municipalities, USAID is working to protect the health and environment of those living in rural communities. - The Daily Star
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