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Water plant upgrades aid thousands in Iraq
Some citizens of Basrah lived without clean, running water for cooking and hygiene. Following a recent inspection of the Hartha Water Treatment Plant here, the 17th Fires Brigade aimed to change that. The plant, located 12 miles north of Basrah, was working at 30 percent capacity and considered almost non-operational by the time the U.S. contracted the Farden Group to renovate the plant for $420,000. “That’s a small amount of money considering the amount of water that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Captain Sara Woods brings sweet water to Iraqis
Capt. Sara Woods calls it “sweet water;” the clean, potable ground water that hides under the dusty farmland at a depth of about 20 meters. That sweet water is the key to helping rural Iraqis enjoy greater health and more productive livestock. Woods is the chief of Civil Affairs Team 31, currently attached to the North Carolina National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and her job is to help Iraqis … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Clean Water From the Tigris River
Looking at the murky, muddy waters of the Tigris River, it seems hard to imagine swimming in the river, much less drinking its waters. But minutes after a broken valve was repaired at the Tuwaitha Water Treatment Plant, the treated river water gushed from a pump, as crystal clear and potable as bottled water. The Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, celebrated bringing the water treatment … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Pure Water for Kalamat Village
Thanks to an Iraqi Commanders Emergency Response Program water filtration project, residents of Kalamat Village now have clean drinking water at the flick of a switch right in the heart of their village. Previously, village residents had to travel eight kilometers on dusty dirt roads to fill plastic containers with drinking water in nearby Badra. “We want to thank Coalition forces and the Iraqi company that provided the filtration system,†said Jameel Bashar, a Kalamat resident. “Now we can drink really good, clean drinking water.†The project began when a civil affairs team visited the village and asked the sheikh how they could help. That team was replaced by Civil Affairs Team 641, who continued the effort. “This village needed a lot of help, and the sheikh explained the difficulties of getting drinking … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Water Facility Opens in Salman Pak
Local Iraqi leaders and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers held a reopening ceremony for the Bawi water pump and filter facility Dec.13 in Salman Pak in Baghdad’s Kadamiyah district. This water facility has the ability to provide water to almost all of the major areas of the Mada’in Qada and many of the minor areas too. “Before the plant was reconstructed the volume of the water produced could only reach half the residents of Salman Pak and then only if power wasn’t out,†said Staff Sgt. Douglas King, team sergeant for Civil Affairs Team 32, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, MND-B. “Now there are four pumps and two large generators which can provide water to most of the Mada’in and without worrying … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Basra Receives Boost in Clean Water
Basra Province will soon see a dramatic increase in the availability of clean water. The $9.5 million water project will increase the Qurmat Ali water facility’s capacity from 4,000 to 16,000 cubic meters per hour. Mahmood Lafta, Basra water directorate’s design team chief, says the facility’s production will be sufficient to meet the needs of most neighborhoods throughout Basra Province including: Az Zubair, Khor Az Zubair and Umm Qasr. He noted that once complete, Qurmat Ali will lessen Basra’s dependence on the Sweetwater Canal pump station which is located 90 kilometers north of the city. Taking its water from the Shatt al Arab River, the water facility is located just nine kilometers north of Basra. “Qurmat Ali will work as an alternative so if the Sweetwater Canal pump station is closed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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