Morocco
Water Resources Management activity
ECODIT was the technical leader in implementing the seven-year, US$10.5 million Water Resources Management (WRS) activity, aimed at improving water resources management and policies, and pollution problems. It did this by implementing three pilot projects: domestic wastewater treatment and reuse in Drarga (near Agadir), prevention of industrial pollution from tanneries in Fes, and soil and water conservation in Oued Nakhla watershed (Rif region).
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Recirculating Sand Filters at the Drarga Wastewater Treatment Plant
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ECODIT engaged the Chief of Party and provided overall technical leadership for the performance of the technical requirements. For the Drarga and Fez projects, ECODIT led the feasibility study, EA, detailed engineering design, tender document preparation, contractor selection, construction supervision, plant start-up, monitoring of plant operations, training of local operators, and institutional and policy support. ECODIT provided technical assistance to the Department of Environment and its national and local partners in water policies and technologies and community participation.
Participatory workshops and training seminars were also organized to raise public awareness, create project ownership, train beneficiaries in cost recovery, and disseminate appropriate technologies and policies. ECODIT also organized study tours in the US for Moroccan government staff, plant operators, farmers, and tanners.
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