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No Permanent Sweet Water Sources:

• Collecting and Storing Rain water• Wells (Brackish)

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Drinking Water on StatiaAve 985 mm/yr

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Concordia

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Mountain

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Golden Rock

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Mountain

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1993 - “General Assessment Cistern Water St.Eustatius” (IWACO)

1996 - “Masterplan Drinking Water Supply St.Eustatius” (Intecma)

1997 - 1st Project Proposal (DEPOS)Project Proposal Denied Advisary Note (IWACO)

1998 - Design Cost Approved

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2000 - Tender for Production and Distribution facilities

2000 - 2nd Project Proposal submitted2001 - 2nd Project Proposal denied2001 - Project Proposal Temporary Solutions

submitted2001 - Project Proposal Temporary Solutions

submitted

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2004 - Temporary Solution completed and commissioned:

• SWRO Water Plant 2x 125 m3/day• 250 m3 storage tank by Plant• 1000 m3 storage tank on elev. 110m (Lodi)• Pressure line to storage tank• 2 water trucksTotal investment $ 1.350.000,00

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2007 - Single Programming Document submitted for 9th EDF

2009 – Preparation tender Documents2010 - Tender and Contract Awarding for

distribution2011 - Start execution2013 - Commissioning distribution

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• 38 km water lines• 950 house connections• 41 Fire Hydrants• 2 pumping stations

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For the future:

Get the residents hooked on drinking water