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Resolution No. 61/2020 on extraordinary and urgent measures to strengthen the supply of water outside the network in rural areas of the island of Santiago.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, General
Keyword
Waterworks Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Water shortage/drought Potable water Well sinking/boreholes Water supply
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Resolution establishes extraordinary and urgent measures to strengthen the supply of water outside the network in rural areas of the island of Santiago. These measures aim to reinforce the distribution of water in the rural areas of Santiago Island in order to fill the shortage of drinking water that the population is suffering due to the prolonged drought and to satisfy the increased demands of individual and collective hygiene, caused by the pandemic of the new coronavirus COVID-19. These measures include: a) Construction and installation of 18 removable water points, as listed in annex I to this Resolution; b) Rehabilitation of other existing equipment and infrastructure to support the distribution of water outside the network in the intervention areas; c) Increasing of the autotank trucks with 13 more units for the transport and distribution of water in the intervention areas, using the provision of services by private owners and by complying with the quality standards required by the technical regulatory body; d) Additional mobilization of drinking water, through the reinforcement of desalination and negotiation with private companies for the purpose, through direct negotiation or other legally provided mechanisms.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org