EU gives N$ 20 million for sewerage plant at Luederitz

Luederitz will receive a brand-new sewerage treatment plant thanks to a N$20 million donation from the European Union.

Construction will start later this month and is expected to be completed within one year. Representatives of theConstruction will start later this month and is expected to be completed within one year.Representatives of the Delegation of the European Commission, the National Planning Commission (NPC) and HR Technical Services, the contractor, signed the agreement on Friday.The existing sewerage pond system at the coastal town has been operating ineffectively for the past two years.The EU Councillor for rural development at the European Commission office in Windhoek, Erhard Loher, said the most modern technology would be applied.”This is to ensure that an acceptable purified effluent of treated water can flow into the nearby valley which is also inhabited by large game.”The possibility of using the purified effluent from the new treatment plant for agricultural purposes will also be investigated, thereby assisting employment creation in the town”.According to Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, “The objective of this programme is to improve the population’s quality of life and public health through the provision of a high quality of drinking water and a controlled disposal of wastewater, thus protecting the environment.”However, the planned construction of a water reclamation plant was withdrawn because of budgetary constraints, according to Angula.”I urge the line ministry and the Luederitz Town Council to look into the possibility of making budgetary provisions,” Angula added.The project is part of a N$30 million grant from the ninth EU Development Fund for Luederitz signed with the Namibian Government in 2004 to expand the town’s sewer system in the poor and informal areas, the upgrading of the treatment plant from the existing oxidation-pond system to a more effective activated-sludge process.Assistance for an awareness campaign to be carried out by the Luederitz town council and capacity building is included.An earlier phase of EU support – the construction of a waterborne sewer reticulation system in four new residential areas of Luederitz, which includes 12 km of sewer pipes, is nearing completion.The overall programme is co-financed by the Namibian Government, the Luederitz Town Council, the EU and Germany.The German town of Halle is helping Luederitz to manage its water and wastewater systems.The total programme costs N$52 million, of which N$30 million will be financed by the European Development Fund, N$20 million by the Namibian Government and N$2 million from German government assistance.To date, grants worth N$35 million have flowed into sewerage projects at Otavi, Outjo, Karibib, and Karasburg. Delegation of the European Commission, the National Planning Commission (NPC) and HR Technical Services, the contractor, signed the agreement on Friday.The existing sewerage pond system at the coastal town has been operating ineffectively for the past two years.The EU Councillor for rural development at the European Commission office in Windhoek, Erhard Loher, said the most modern technology would be applied.”This is to ensure that an acceptable purified effluent of treated water can flow into the nearby valley which is also inhabited by large game.”The possibility of using the purified effluent from the new treatment plant for agricultural purposes will also be investigated, thereby assisting employment creation in the town”.According to Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, “The objective of this programme is to improve the population’s quality of life and public health through the provision of a high quality of drinking water and a controlled disposal of wastewater, thus protecting the environment.”However, the planned construction of a water reclamation plant was withdrawn because of budgetary constraints, according to Angula.”I urge the line ministry and the Luederitz Town Council to look into the possibility of making budgetary provisions,” Angula added.The project is part of a N$30 million grant from the ninth EU Development Fund for Luederitz signed with the Namibian Government in 2004 to expand the town’s sewer system in the poor and informal areas, the upgrading of the treatment plant from the existing oxidation-pond system to a more effective activated-sludge process.Assistance for an awareness campaign to be carried out by the Luederitz town council and capacity building is included.An earlier phase of EU support – the construction of a waterborne sewer reticulation system in four new residential areas of Luederitz, which includes 12 km of sewer pipes, is nearing completion.The overall programme is co-financed by the Namibian Government, the Luederitz Town Council, the EU and Germany.The German town of Halle is helping Luederitz to manage its water and wastewater systems.The total programme costs N$52 million, of which N$30 million will be financed by the European Development Fund, N$20 million by the Namibian Government and N$2 million from German government assistance.To date, grants worth N$35 million have flowed into sewerage projects at Otavi, Outjo, Karibib, and Karasburg.Representatives of theConstruction will start later this month and is expected to be completed within one year.Representatives of the Delegation of the European Commission, the National Planning Commission (NPC) and HR Technical Services, the contractor, signed the agreement on Friday.The existing sewerage pond system at the coastal town has been operating ineffectively for the past two years. The EU Councillor for rural development at the European Commission office in Windhoek, Erhard Loher, said the most modern technology would be applied.”This is to ensure that an acceptable purified effluent of treated water can flow into the nearby valley which is also inhabited by large game.”The possibility of using the purified effluent from the new treatment plant for agricultural purposes will also be investigated, thereby assisting employment creation in the town”.According to Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, “The objective of this programme is to improve the population’s quality of life and public health through the provision of a high quality of drinking water and a controlled disposal of wastewater, thus protecting the environment.”However, the planned construction of a water reclamation plant was withdrawn because of budgetary constraints, according to Angula.”I urge the line ministry and the Luederitz Town Council to look into the possibility of making budgetary provisions,” Angula added.The project is part of a N$30 million grant from the ninth EU Development Fund for Luederitz signed with the Namibian Government in 2004 to expand the town’s sewer system in the poor and informal areas, the upgrading of the treatment plant from the existing oxidation-pond system to a more effective activated-sludge process.Assistance for an awareness campaign to be carried out by the Luederitz town council and capacity building is included.An earlier phase of EU support – the construction of a waterborne sewer reticulation system in four new residential areas of Luederitz, which includes 12 km of sewer pipes, is nearing completion.The overall programme is co-financed by the Namibian Government, the Luederitz Town Council, the EU and Germany.The German town of Halle is helping Luederitz to manage its water and wastewater systems.The total programme costs N$52 million, of which N$30 million will be financed by the European Development Fund, N$20 million by the Namibian Government and N$2 million from German government assistance.To date, grants worth N$35 million have flowed into sewerage projects at Otavi, Outjo, Karibib, and Karasburg. Delegation of the European Commission, the National Planning Commission (NPC) and HR Technical Services, the contractor, signed the agreement on Friday.The existing sewerage pond system at the coastal town has been operating ineffectively for the past two years. The EU Councillor for rural development at the European Commission office in Windhoek,
Erhard Loher, said the most modern technology would be applied.”This is to ensure that an acceptable purified effluent of treated water can flow into the nearby valley which is also inhabited by large game.”The possibility of using the purified effluent from the new treatment plant for agricultural purposes will also be investigated, thereby assisting employment creation in the town”.According to Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, “The objective of this programme is to improve the population’s quality of life and public health through the provision of a high quality of drinking water and a controlled disposal of wastewater, thus protecting the environment.”However, the planned construction of a water reclamation plant was withdrawn because of budgetary constraints, according to Angula.”I urge the line ministry and the Luederitz Town Council to look into the possibility of making budgetary provisions,” Angula added.The project is part of a N$30 million grant from the ninth EU Development Fund for Luederitz signed with the Namibian Government in 2004 to expand the town’s sewer system in the poor and informal areas, the upgrading of the treatment plant from the existing oxidation-pond system to a more effective activated-sludge process.Assistance for an awareness campaign to be carried out by the Luederitz town council and capacity building is included.An earlier phase of EU support – the construction of a waterborne sewer reticulation system in four new residential areas of Luederitz, which includes 12 km of sewer pipes, is nearing completion.The overall programme is co-financed by the Namibian Government, the Luederitz Town Council, the EU and Germany.The German town of Halle is helping Luederitz to manage its water and wastewater systems.The total programme costs N$52 million, of which N$30 million will be financed by the European Development Fund, N$20 million by the Namibian Government and N$2 million from German government assistance.To date, grants worth N$35 million have flowed into sewerage projects at Otavi, Outjo, Karibib, and Karasburg.