172nd keeps the flow safe and reliable

Photo By Spc. Richard Vogt | 172 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldier tests the water at the water pump station in Bartalah.  

MOSUL, IRAQ

04.28.2006

Courtesy Story

345th Public Affairs Detachment

MOSUL, Iraq - Capt. Ainico Martinez of the Brigade Support Medical Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team wants to make sure that Iraqis have clean drinking water.

He and his team visited the water pump station in Bartalah April 21 to see if any upgrades can be made to the facility and if it has any force protection vulnerabilities.

"We're looking at any potential upgrades to the facility," Martinez said. "We"d like to make it a better working environment."

According to Martinez they are looking at the entire infrastructure to see if any of it can be improved. He mentioned that the plant needs a fence to keep out intruders. Also, the pump station and the plant office are not co-located. If they were, they could keep officers and manager's on-sight and run the pump 24/7.

According to Martinez, the plant, east of Mosul, serves about 25,000 people.

"Water coming into the pump station is very good," he said. They are doing a good job. It's Martinez" job to make that job easier and safer and keep the water flowing.

• Date Taken: 04.28.2006
• Date Posted: 04.28.2006 10:34
• Story ID: 6157
• Location: MOSUL, IQ