Water & Waste: The week in 10 stories
ARGENTINA
A US$70mn credit line from France's state development agency, AFD, to pay for potable water and sanitation works was approved by the national government.
BRAZIL
Three new directors were named for water authority ANA, including the new head of the agency.
Minas Gerais state water utility Copasa received authorization to obtain a 596mn-reais (US$186mn) loan from state bank Caixa Econômica Federal to finance sanitation projects.
The central government will provide the government of Alagoas state with 20mn reais (US$6.25mn) in water supply and sanitation investments.
CHILE
The government is up weighing the possibility of installing waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies in capital Santiago after a study confirmed the feasibility of such a project.
Aguas Chañar, the water utility serving Atacama region, will start using desalinated water for its operations this year.
MEXICO
Spanish engineering firm is reportedly looking to recover the contract to build the El Zapotillo pipeline, which the company abandoned last year.
A new wastewater treatment plant –the fifth largest of its kind in the country– was opened in Sonora state capital, Hermosillo.
NICARAGUA
The water supply plan that the national government is preparing to face the dry season is ready to be implemented.
PANAMA
A comprehensive waste management bill is about to be submitted to congress for approval following authorization from the presidential cabinet.
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