Comprehensive Sanitation Program of the cities of the Uruguay river basin Entre Rios province

Description

The objective of the development of the program is to contribute to improve the quality of life of the population of the Uruguay River basin, and to contribute to improve the sanitation of the coasts of the Uruguay River in the cities of the Entre Ríos province. The specific objectives are: i) Expand sewage coverage and wastewater treatment, ii) Improve the management capacity of services. 

The main acquisitions that the Program comprises in each of its components are the following: 

Component 1 “Infrastructure Works”: this component will finance the execution of new works and rehabilitation, optimization and expansion of the collection systems (including intra-household connections), treatment and disposal of sewage effluents, as well as the remediation of environmental liabilities. associated with the facilities that will go out of operation.

Component 2 "Improvement of Management and Services": this component is aimed at strengthening the management of the provincial sectoral organizations linked to the planning and regulation of water and sanitation services and the providers of the beneficiary cities through the implementation of the Management and Results Plans, which includes among other studies of costs and rates, plans to improve the organizational structure, diagnosis and gender strategy for each municipality, development of micro and macro measurement plans for the reduction of unaccounted for water, training in management and operation and maintenance of the systems to be built, training for the use of stabilized sludge, preparation and implementation of plans for intra-domestic connections, preparation of alternative studies, development of master plans and executive projects that will include the analysis and definition of mitigation measures and / or adapt ation to Climate Change (CC) for each municipality.

Component 3 “Program Management”: This component will finance expenses related to program administration, supervision and inspection of works, evaluation and external audits.