Posted on 12/16/2008 3:40:30 PM PST by SandRat
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16, 2008 Local Iraqi leaders and U.S. soldiers celebrated the reopening of the Bawi water pump and filter facility Dec. 13 in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad.
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 wasnt out, said Army Staff Sgt. Douglas King, the team sergeant for Civil Affairs Team 32, attached to the 1st Armored Divisions 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Now there are four pumps and two large generators, which can provide water to most of the Madain and without worrying about whether the power is up or not. An Iraqi contractor rebuilt the generators and pumps and filtration systems. Engineer Mohammed and the contractor, Fahmi, did a great job of restoring the plant, Army 1st Lt. Jesse Elmore, the team leader for Civil Affairs Team 32, said. Contractor Fahmi actually went above and beyond the job, even building a cover for the generators to keep the rain off of the electric parts. Now that the plant is working, the Iraqi governments plan is to concentrate on the distribution systems throughout the Madain, officials said. (Army Pfc. Evan Loyd serves with the 1st Armored Divisions 2nd Brigade Combat Team.) |
I read an article in the New York Times this weekend that said improvements in the social and political structure were grossly exaggerated.
And I know they always tell the truth. /s
Despite his good work, later that day Engineer Mohammed was attacked by a strange acting reporter with no shoes....
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