Aita El Foukhar Infrastructures

 A. Drinking water:

Old drinking water system: was established by Mr. Elias Bechara and Mr. Barbar Abou Taan in 1949 it Consists of two major Parts:

• Pipelines network

• Water tank

1. Natural springs and wells:

• Ain El Arish: Rehabilitation was finalized by YMCA in collaboration with USAID and the Municipality of Aita El Foukhar

• Ain El Kanisat: The Rehabilitation under way to the whole area including the spring, the side walking , the garden and Town Main entrance

• Two wells were excavated by Aita El Foukhar committee in 1991

• Bayadah well was established by South Council in 1999

• Khalet El Zaiti well was excavated by the municipality in 2002

2.  Water Tanks:

• Old Water Tank with max capacity of 90 Cubic meters in 1949

• New water Tank with max capacity of 600 Cubic meters in 2002

3. New Pipeline Network

• Project was funded by World Bank by Loan to the Ministry of interior and Municipalities

• The Pipeline network system will be connected to the New water tank and replace the old water system

• Its cost will be partially paid from the Municipality and 147 million Lebanese pounds from the World Bank Loan

B. Sanitary Sewer System:

Collection System and Treatment

The Sanitary Sewer Collection System will be a complex network of underground pipes. These pipes will have over 500 service connections, which connect almost every building in the town. Altogether there are over 12 km of underground pipes.

The pipes are made from several different materials. These materials vary, depending on the time they were installed. Concrete and clay pipes are common in some areas of the Town.

The Sanitary Sewer System is designed so that all of the waste collected flows "downhill" by gravity to the main pump station at the treatment facility south of Jib Jannine. All of the wastewater in Aita will be transported by gravity to the Wastewater Treatment Facility except for a 10 KM away from the town. Each of these areas requires a pumping station to "lift" the wastewater to the adjacent gravity sewer.

A private sewer truck used to pump out the waste from local underground tank to move them out of town.

The sewer system is under preparation as it will be implemented in July 2005. The Islamic Bank was funded the project as a part from the regional sewer system in Rachaya and West Bekaa Districts.