YEREVAN DJUR TO IMPLEMENT ZONING FOR WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENT
ARKA
April 17, 2008
YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Yerevan Djur company is to implement
zoning of Yerevan to improve water supply in the capital, the General
Director of Yerevan Djur closed joint stock company Serge Popoff
told journalists.
11 zones to be outlined will cover area with total population of
161,000 people. The zoning will be completed by October 2008 and
will allow creating mini-networks in communities that are at similar
altitudes which will enable pressure control and loss reduction in the
network, Popoff said. This will also give an opportunity to detect
the most vulnerable sections of the pipeline and make replacements,
he said.
140 booster pumps are to be replaced and water supply in villages is
to be repaired in the scope of the zoning program, Popoff said.
Yerevan Djur CJSC holds Yerevan water systems under lease for ten
years and is to provide drinking water supply and wastewater services
to the capital, as well as to Ararat, Aragatsotn and Kotayk regions
of Armenia.
The Yerevan Djur Company, Armenia’ resident, was founded by the
Veolia Generale des Eaux (France), which won a WB-announced tender for
management of the Yerevan Water and Sewerage Company in 2005. During
the lease period, the Veolia Generale des Eaux is to invest $20mln
for repair of the water supply network under the WB loan program,
17.6mln Euro gained from collection after water prices are approved
and 6.4mln Euro as the company’s own investments.