BAGHDAD -- In the 9 Nissan District of Eastern Baghdad, two major sewer and water projects are gaining momentum as crews break ground in Kamaliya and Oubaidi.
After completing a thorough site survey, work has begun on a project that will ultimately create a sewer network serving 8,870 homes in Kamaliya, Iraq.
The area has never had underground sewage lines and relies on slit trenches, which leads to sewage pooling in the streets.
"People in Kamaliya are seeing heavy work being done, trenches being dug for the pipes, and it gives them confidence about the city's future," said Maj. Alexander Fullerton, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Infrastructure Cell officer-in-charge. "The project will really improve public health and help cut down on disease-carrying mosquitoes."
The project will cost about $27 million and will employ 600 local workers at peak construction times.
According to Fullerton, the local district advisory council and neighborhood advisory council played a large part in garnering support for the project from residents.
"The DAC and NAC really sold the project to the community," he said. "People are really seeing the coalition making a difference."
The sewage will be directed out of the neighborhood to collection points away from habitable areas.
As the sewer project takes shape, an existing water distribution system will be rehabilitated.
About 5,435 homes are slated to receive connections to the water main.
The Kamaliya sewer and water project is currently expected to be completed in April 2006.
A similar project is taking place in nearby Oubaidi. It will cost about $14.6 million and employ up to 400 workers.
In addition to the new sewer pipes, three backup generators will be purchased for Oubaidi pump stations at a cost of $110,000 each.
The project is estimated to provide 12,500 sewer connections and 12,500 water connections.
As in Kamiliya, the water lines will go in toward the end of the project.
"There are always complainers, but almost everyone here feels the coalition and Iraqi government are working for a better future," said an interpreter who works in the area.
"As a liaison between the military and USACE for sewer projects, I've been quite pleased to see the fruits of so much effort come to be, especially as it will benefit so many whom have never had a sewer network prior to our arrival here in Iraq," said 1st Lt. Joshua Conary, 2nd BCT, Waste Water OIC.
| Date Taken: | 06.08.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 06.08.2005 16:04 |
| Story ID: | 2078 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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