300,000 Capois have access to drinking water

English translation:

Haiti: Facing a serious problem of drinking water, 300,000 inhabitants of Cap Haitien will be of water in their taps next September if Gretco, the firm carrying out the work to deliver the goods as expected. Men and machines working in the neighborhood of Bel Air to build a reservoir storage capacity of 595,000 gallons. It is planned to build another reservoir of similar capacity, after the destruction of the old metal become obsolete. Located a stone's throw from each other the two reservoirs will be connected to better fed.

"The idea is to construct two tanks to distribute potable water lde in the city. They will be interconnected. With a capacity of 4,500 cubic meters installed, some 300,000 people will have access to drinking water, "said Michael De Lanndsheer responsible for the technical implementation unit in the Ministry of Finance. The proposed rehabilitation of basic economic infrastructure is funded to the tune of U.S. $ 1.6 million by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), the funds of the countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) the Canadian International Development Agency and the State of Haiti.

The first tank will be in service by September 2010. The project is managed by the Technical Unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (MTPTC) is the master developer.

"For a long boreholes located in the Plaine du Nord in the city of Balan did not work. Only sources of gravity fed the northern Gaza city. The projects have helped to repair the pumping stations and equipping them, "said Mr. De Lanndsheer. He said he had become a necessity to achieve the extension of distribution network in areas with high population density such as Fort St. Michael and Petite Anse. The two tanks one of which is in advanced construction phase must be able to respond to fluctuations in demand in Cape Haitien.


The old water tank located in Bel Air, a neighborhood that overlooks the southern part of Haiti's second city, is plagued by corrosion according to experts. It is envisaged the construction of valve chambers and the keeper's house, the whole being fenced to ensure optimal protection of new infrastructure.

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