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Caasd begins rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plants
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Caasd begins rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plants

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Santo Domingo water and sewer authority says contractors have started work at treatment plants in Hato Nuevo, Caballona, Los Alcarrizos, Villa Liberación and Lote y Servicio.
  • Caasd operates 19 wastewater treatment plants, but only seven are functioning, some with limited capacity, while 12 remain out of service.
  • The authority also announced a tender for the Los Tres Brazos plant and reported work on sewer systems and ravines across Greater Santo Domingo.

The Santo Domingo water and sewer authority says rehabilitation has begun at several wastewater treatment plants across Greater Santo Domingo, following scrutiny of sewage conditions and subsurface contamination in the metropolitan area.

Caasd Director General Felipe “Fellito” Suberví said contractors are already working at plants in Hato Nuevo, also known as BNB, Caballona, Los Alcarrizos, Villa Liberación in Santo Domingo Este, and Lote y Servicio in Santo Domingo Norte.

The authority has 19 treatment plants serving the area, which includes the National District and seven municipalities in Santo Domingo province. According to the institution’s own list, only seven plants operate, some of them on a limited basis. The other 12 are out of service. The facilities and at least five collector systems were designed to collect and treat wastewater from about 3.7 million residents.

They already have a contractor and have started work on the Hato Nuevo treatment plant, the one they call BNB, as well as Caballona, Los Alcarrizos, Villa Liberación and Lote y Servicio.

— Felipe “Fellito” SubervíHe listed the wastewater plants where rehabilitation work has begun.

Suberví said Caasd plans to open a tender for the Los Tres Brazos treatment plant in the coming weeks. He also said the plants in San Luis and Hainamosa, both in Santo Domingo Este, had been delivered, after a dispute over Hainamosa that he said had lasted more than 50 years.

He reported that five contractors are working in each of several sectors, including Villa Agrícolas, Villa Juana, Villa Consuelo, Villa Francisca and San Carlos. The work covers wastewater and, in some areas, rainwater systems. Suberví said the authority replaces water pipes when it intervenes in a neighborhood.

Caasd has also completed renovations on 24 ravines. It expects to deliver work on the Los Girasoles ravine and four kilometers of the Guajimía ravine before the end of 2026, with parks and recreational areas. Suberví said 19 kilometers of 45 kilometers under construction have been delivered, while the remaining sections are between 60% and 90% complete.

Villa Agrícolas, wastewater and now rainwater, Villa Juana, Villa Consuelo, Villa Francisca and San Carlos currently have five contractors in each sector working on wastewater issues, sectors that have been forgotten for years.

— Felipe “Fellito” SubervíHe described the scale and location of ongoing neighborhood work.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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