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Canals bring potable water to Iraqis

August 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

Canals bring potable water to Iraqis

A series of intertwined, water-filled canals create a patchwork of green fields, abundant in crops near the section of al-Zooba, here, in Baghdad. The intricate irrigation system provides essential water to the local farms but not to its inhabitants. “Potable water makes the difference between getting disease. For us, it’s the difference between life and death,” said Spc. Stephen Palac, a combat medic, about the importance of available drinking water. “There are all kinds of bad organisms … Read entire article »

Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Solar-powered Water Filters for Iraq

December 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off

Local Mahmudiyah civic leaders, Sheiks, villagers and Multi-National Division- Baghdad Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 63rd Combined Arms Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division held a ceremony for the installation of two solar-powered water filters at Lutifiyah Nahia, Mahmudiyah Qada Dec. 16. The $48,000 CERP water filters contract was awarded to the Ard Aleqa Contracting Company of Lutifiyah and will provide the 400 citizens of the community with potable water. Prior to the water filters this rural community did not have access to clean potable water and had no access to centrally distributed water. “The people here get very little water, so it is good that we will be able to have clean water finally,” said Tah Hassim Fadha the Chaka 1 Leader, the equivalent of a town mayor. Leaders from … Read entire article »

Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror