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Published Monday, March 15, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A new drinking water storage tank valued at $236,515 was built in San Carlos Canton, Alajuela Province, in the northern zone of the country.
The giant container will provide the vital liquid to 550 houses that are located in La Tigra District, which is guaranteed drinking water for the next 20 years, authorities said.
The cost of the construction of the 400 cubic meter tank was financed with the budget of the Ministry of Labor and installed by the Municipality of San Carlos with the help of the Institute of Water, AyA.
This is the second major project to provide drinking water in rural areas that have been inaugurated this month.
On March 5, the AyA inaugurated a new pipeline in San Ramón Canton, in Alajuela Province, valued at $944,231.
The improvements included changing the old pipelines, installing new water lines, and building an additional storage tank with the capacity to maintain 500 cubic meters.
The project was financed with budgets by the institute and other public organizations such as the Rural Development Institute, the Los Criques-Valle Azul drinking water service association and the National Consortium of Electrification Companies.
According to the institute, with the improvements, the towns of Los Criques, Valle Azul, Pueblo Nuevo and El Progreso will not have a shortage of drinking water for at least the next 20 years.
However, as the country transitions into the summer months or dry season, the institute announced how they will start suspending the drinking water service during this month. March is one of the driest months of the summer. Drinking water services will be suspended to approximately 78,000 people, according to the institute.
Daily updated notices of the places and dates in which the drinking water service will be suspended can be found on the Institute's Facebook page.
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