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Water Supply Rehabilitation Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County

Switzerland is contributing CHF 7.803 mio. to improve the water supply network in 11 municipalities of the subregion Borsod-Abaúd-Zemplén. Additionally, a water supply network will be introduced in two settlements that are so far only partly or not at all connected to a network.

Theme/Focus Area
Environment and Infrastructure
Basic Infrastructure: Drinking Water
Target Group
The 13 municipalities of the subregion Borsod-Abaúd-Zemplén, GW Borsodvíz Ltd., the 38'520 inhabitants as well as the 30'000 tourists.
Context
The water company (Borsodvíz Zrt.), a publicly owned company that owns the water infrastructure, strives to rehabilitate the most critical elements of its water supply network in 11 municipalities of the micro-regions of Abaúj-Hegyköz, Mezőcsát and Tokaj. The transportation mains, city mains and household connections suffer from early aging due to poor quality of the pipes, un-thorough execution of the mounting works and insufficient bedding of the pipes. Furthermore the deterioration is accelerated by the aggressive geological conditions. Additionally, the water company plans to introduce a water supply network in the Emőd-Adordjántanya and Sima settlements that are only partly or not at all connected to a network.

Hungarian registration number: SH 3/11
Goals
  • To provide the same service level (security of supply and quality) in all municipalities supplied by the water company.
  • To maintain the price of water affordable for all consumers of the supplied region.
  • To enable the water company to invest certain savings due to this project into the rehabilitation of the entire network even after this project is implemented.
Activities
Partial replacement of the water supply network.  Rebuilding of the water supply network in the settlements Sima and Emőd-Adordjántanya.
Results
  • The water supply infrastructure in 11 villages will be rehabilitated. In Sima and Emőd-Adordjántanya which are so far only partly or not at all connected to a network, the drinking water network is built respectively extended. 
  • The risk of secondary water pollution decreases.

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Key data of the project
Country:
Hungary Hungary
Amount of the Swiss grant:
CHF 7'803'000
Total budget of the project:
CHF 9'018'000
Date of grant approval:
05.08.2010
Status:
ongoing
Responsibility for project implementation:
Swiss contact:
Project number: UX-00302.01