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Water Supply Rehabilitation Ózd

The control system for the water supply in the municipality of Ózd is antiquated, and 700 to 800 households are not connected to it. Switzerland intends to change this situation by a project contribution of CHF 7.1 million. The aim is to ensure the same level of service standard in the entire municipality, to improve the water quality, and to reduce maintenance costs.
Theme/Focus Area
Environment and Infrastructure
Basic Infrastructure: Drinking Water
Target Group
The municipality of Ózd, Ózd Water and Canalisation Ltd. as well as the 38‘400 inhabitants of this area.
Context
The municipality of Ózd town in partnership with the Ózd Water and Canalisation Ltd, a publicly owned company that operates the drinking water supply, strives to rehabilitate the most critical elements of its water supply infrastructure (network pipes and devices and storage basins). 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.

Hungarian registration number: SH 3/13
Goals
  • To provide the same level of service (security of supply and quality) in the urban area of Ózd.
  • To meet the current EU standards.
  • To enable the water company to cover a part of the maintenance costs from the savings due to this project and also to invest the savings partly into the rehabilitation of the entire network even after this project is implemented.
Activities
Replacement of the most critical parts of the water supply network. Complete renewal of the control system.
Results
  • A part of the water supply infrastructure in the city is rehabilitated.
  • In one district, which does not yet have a connection to the central supply, the drinking water network is rebuilt and connects 3'500 people or 700-800 households.
  • The risk of secondary water pollution decreases.

Additional Information and Documents


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Articles and Press releases
Key data of the project
Country:
Hungary Hungary
Amount of the Swiss grant:
CHF 7'165'500
Total budget of the project:
CHF 8'430'000
Date of grant approval:
23.08.2010
Status:
ongoing
Responsibility for project implementation:
Swiss contact: