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March the AyA inaugurated a new water main in
the community of Paso Bolaños, in Guanacaste, at a
cost of $327,086. / Institute
of Aqueducts and Sewers
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Water Institute will dig two wells in 2020, to supply drinking water to metropolitan area |
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By the A.M. Costa
Rica staff
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, known as AyA, in conjunction with the National Production Council signed an agreement for the administration of land use where two wells will be dug to increase the amount of water in the Greater Metropolitan Area, known as GAM. The GAM includes an area of 2,044 km² of the cities of San José*, Alajuela*, Cartago* and Heredia*, and has approximately 2.6 million inhabitants. The wells should be ready by the end of 2020, and may produce at least 100 liters per second more of potable water that would be used by the GAM population. "This is one of the actions that AyA manages to mitigate the effects of the drought and will allow us to be better prepared for the coming years," said the General Manager of the institute Manuel Salas. "Likewise, we must reiterate the call to save water through simple practices in homes and work centers, which are essential to be able to supply more families." The land of the National Production Council is located in San Rafael* in the province of Alajuela, near another site where the institute currently has more wells for producing drinking water. On March, as A.M. Costa Rica reported, the AyA inaugurated a new water main in the community of Paso Bolaños, in La Cruz, Guanacaste*, at a cost of ₡198 million colones (about $327,086). The institute reports that improvements were made in 8.2 kilometers of the pipes lines to increase water capacity, new water distribution lines, new pipes, new hydrants, and a storage system, plus a security officer’s cabin among other items. "The construction consisted of implementing a deep well to pump flow to a storage tank. The project includes the necessary disinfection systems to guarantee the potable water," said the institute in its statement. Lucrecia Pastrana , president of the Committee of Communities of Liberia and La Cruz, said, "now people have the drinking water service they deserve." The new water main was inaugurated by Harys Regidor, president of the Institute of Rural Development, who said that "in Guanacaste, the water issue is fundamental for the quality of life of people, since in times of drought like the one we are now in, this is one of the most historically affected sites." This is the third water main that opening this month in Guanacaste. On March 4, the government is also completing construction of $3 million water main in Sardinal. The AyA reports that it has finished the second stage in the construction of water pipes that will provide potable water service to the communities of Sardinal*, El Coco* and Ocotal* in Guanacaste. The total cost of the project is ₡1,823 million colones (about $3,005,126) and was financed by the Institute. "This type of project is proof that, with political will, it is possible to advance to further development for the area and we will continue to encourage institutions to walk forward with this vision," said President Carlos Alvarado. The Institute said that the new water pipes will benefit the 34,000 habitats of these communities and should be adequate for the next 25 years. The pipelines and the land for the new water storage tank were donated by private companies through a trust fund. The trust fund developed the first phase of the piping in 2011 and then transferred it to the institute. The new main will provide 70 liters of water per second to the communities and is made up of three components: the field of wells and equipment, the pipes and impulsion line, and a 2,500 cubic meter storage tank. The Coco and Ocotal Beaches draw their water from coastal aquifers. According to the Institute, during the intense period of drought 2014-2016, salt intrusion threatened that water supply. The source used by the new water main is located in the Sardinal aquifer and has very safe healthy conditions. The water there has been analyzed by four government institutions: the Water Directorate of the Ministry of Environment, the National Groundwater Service and the Institute of Aqueducts, the University of Costa Rica and the National Meteorological Institute. In 2008, a group of private companies opened an $8 million trust for a new project. The people of the Sardinal area complained that the new project would leave them without water. In 2009, the Constitutional Chamber stopped the progress of the project and canceled the first study of environmental viability. Then, in 2016, the water institute conducted more studies to confirm that there was a way to insure sufficient water for human consumption. In 2017, the institute filed complaints at the Prosecutor Office of Santa Cruz in Guanacaste because a team of specialists was attacked by a group from Sardinal and there was vandalism that affected project facilities. With the new water main, it is hoped that all will be satisfied. A second water main for Las Trancas-Bahía in Papagayo in the canton of Carrillo in Guanacaste* was inaugurated by President Alvarado. The total investment in that project was ₡4,080 million colones (about $6,725,680). According to the Institute, the water main will provide 120 liters or water per second, which will supply 14,250 people from the communities of Carrillo. The water main includes 15 kilometers of pipes and a 3,000 cubic meter water storage tank. The project was carried out in a tripartite agreement with the Tourism Institute, the Institute of Public Aqueducts and the Grassland Enterprise Company. The total investment came from the Institute of Aqueducts and the Tourism Institute with Grassland Enterprise donating the storage tank. "Only together, working from what unites us, we can promote equitable development in each of the territories, always seeking the welfare of people," said President Alvarado. According to the Tourism Institute, the new water main will provide water service in quality and quantity to the community, but is also important for the tourist development project, Golfo de Papagayo Tourist Pole. The Institute of Aqueducts said this project is a permanent solution to the water scarcity problems in communities of Playa Panama* and Playa Hermosa*. The Las Trancas-Bahía de Papagayo water main is one of the 54 government projects intended to provide potable water to the province of Guanacaste. ---------------- Do you
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could be dug to produce drinking
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