HAWIJA, Iraq, April 26, 2006 — The cliché, “Don’t drink the water” could easily apply to some of Iraq’s water supply. Clean water is a necessity with the lack of a sanitation system.
With this need in mind, three water treatment plants are on the verge of completion. Not only do the plants provide clean water for the people surrounding Hawija, but they also provide jobs to local workers, improving the economy. The plants are part of a project entitled Rihad Village Water Projects that is responsible for the construction of the new purification systems. A facility in a small village named Sahfrah is 95 percent completed. The plant will provide water for approximately 5,000 civilians when finished. The water is drawn from the irrigation system set up in Iraq. The plant in Sahfrah has two canals nearby that the plant extracts from to provide clean water. U.S. soldiers assigned to Team A, Company B, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, check on the plants to ensure the |
