KRY has already installed 3 water treatment plants and as part of their proposal accepted by Minamb they were asked to "assist in the formation of a local water company"...I wonder if this relates in any way.

Thursday, 04 December 2008
Venezuela signed the contract for the installation of water treatment plants for water
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Under the cooperation agreement between Venezuela and Uruguay, the Venezuelan Guayana Corporation (CVG) signed with the company Uruguayan Concrete products Rocco SA, a contract to supply drinking water systems, which will benefit from potable water to over 51 locations in the states of Delta Amacuro, Amazonas, Apure, Anzoategui, Monagas and Bolívar.

The agreement was carried out at the headquarters of CVG, where the Venezuelan side, signed the Minister of People's Power for Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam), Rodolfo Sanz, and Uruguay by the president of the company Rocco, Pedro Zafarrani. The event was attended by the Ambassador of Uruguay in Venezuela, Gerónimo Cardozo.

The contract involves the supply, installation and start-up of 51 water treatment systems that include 69 units of water treatment plants regions (UPAs), which has been allocated an investment of 35 million dollars, which amounts to 75 billion bolivars strong.

The owner of Mibam reported that the agreement is canceled with the trust of the oil bill that the country has with Uruguay, which allows people to exchange oil for water treatment plants.

"It is making an investment ordered by the President of the Republic, Hugo Chávez, to solve the problem of water where it is very difficult for a normal system, the Bolivarian Government takes into account these stocks to move forward in the coverage of a service is as vital as water 'said Sanz.

It is important to stress that the plants will have an output of 200 liters per capita per day, why will benefit 303 thousand people in the most remote from each of the entities mentioned above.

Sanz said that they expect the work set in the contract begin in the first half of January, once the agreement was formalized in the respective embassies and the advance is given to the company financial Rocco.

Similarly, he said the CVG approximately 5 billion approved for the construction of an aqueduct that supplies drinking water to indigenous populations, which would prevent a person consumption of contaminated water, also did not rule out that in these populations that installed kinds of plants.

For his part, the president of the company Rocco, Pedro Zafarrani Rocco, said that his country has a long tradition of drinking water, because 100 years ago since there are plants and have a 24-hour coverage of drinking water.

"We concluded the first phase which were installed 13 drinking water systems benefiting more than 60 thousand people, this contract is for the second stage where five states will benefit Venezuelans," he said.

It also noted that it plans a third phase of technological transfer, which will allow a technical knowledge on both sides. "After this second stage venezuela with the support of Uruguay will produce and develop their own systems."