» Home » Business News Iraq Directory Services Plans Subscription Contact us Site Map Help About Iraq Iraq airport water system revamped New pipes buried deep in the walls and floors of the revamped Iraqi airport will soon feed the building with enough clean water for the nearly 4,000 Iraqi labourers that will staff the airport and thousands of travellers. The provision of clean water and a viable sewer system for the airport is the final step in a multi-million dollar effort to revive the airport and reopen commercial travel in the southern region. A $1.3 million renovation project to revamp the water treatment plant is due for completion by the end of next month. The plant was operating at full capacity before the war, pulling millions of litres of water from the nearby river. However, it lacked maintenance and chemicals to render water suitable for human consumption. Sewage treatment for the airport was also found to be in a state of disrepair in the wake of war. Looters had stripped the plant of essential mechanical and electrical components, rendering the plant useless. Untreated sewage flowed into storm drains and spread disease. Under the Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Programme, the US Agency for International Development and the US Army Corps of Engineers have cleaned, refurbished and marked kilometres of runways, taxiways and apron; installed international standards compliant signage; constructed nearly 30 km of fencing; supplied, installed, and commissioned a new radio system; and trained local operators and provided baggage X-ray units to bolster passenger security. The projects indicate the progress made as local Iraqi workers near completion of the Basra Airport water treatment plant and the airport's sewer treatment plant. Source : www.tradearabia.com © 2002-2004 Iraq Directory - All Rights Reserved