USACE PROVIDES CLEAN WATER TO IRAQ'S RURAL AREA

摘要

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Gulf Region District, in concert with the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team, recently turned over a newly-constructed water compact unit in al-Khidr, south of Baghdad, Iraq, to the Iraqi government. The unit will provide clean water to approximately 420 homes in the area. The $1.1 million unit will provide water to residents of the village and nearby areas. It will provide approximately 200-M3 of water per hour to an area that has long faced critical water challenges. The challenges arose in part because of the high salinity water contamination.