AMMAN — The
Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the USAID Water Resources and Environment Office signed a Fixed
Amount Reimbursement Agreement for the third phase of a water loss reduction
project at a cost of $26 million — of which $20 million is
being contributed by USAID and $6 million by the Jordan Water Company, Miyahuna.
اضافة اعلان
Under the agreement, a series of water loss
reduction works will be implemented in areas of Amman, Zarqa, and Salt, starting
with the replacement of 130,000 water meters. The project will also work to strengthen
partnerships with the private sector, enhance leak detection processes, and
develop technical services and the capacities of personnel, the Jordan News
Agency, Petra, reported.
Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad
Al-Najjar highlighted some of the challenges faced by the water sector,
including climate change and the decline in available potable water sources due
to poor rainfall.
The sector, he said has an ambitious plan
to reduce water losses after updating the national strategy to stipulate
reducing water loss by 1-2 percent annually, to reach 25 percent by 2040. The
agreement aims to meet water loss objectives for the next four years, he said,
expressing appreciation for USAID's efforts to support the Jordanian
government.
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