The residents of Copceac village of Ceadir-Lunga district have access to a modern wastewater treatment plant and a new sewerage system. With the financial assistance provided by several development partners, a segment of 2,000 meters of old and 3,400 meters of new sewerage systems were built in Copceac village together with a bio-type waste water treatment station with a capacity of 98 m³ a day and a pump station for waste water, IPN reports.

According to the mayor of Copceac Oleg Garizan, the old sewerage system of Copceac was not operational since long ago and people were throwing the waste water in the cesspool from the courtyard or on the road. “We managed to prevent an ecological catastrophe and to improve the living conditions for the villagers from Copceac thanks to the joint effort of a number of development partners. We would not have this sewerage network, so necessary for the people from the village, just with the community’s money,” he stated.

EU Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Peter Michalko said the EU supports local initiatives like this one in making real changes on the ground, with a direct impact on the economic and living conditions of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova.

The total cost of the project is of nearly €600,000, out of which €70,000 is the assistance provided by the European Union.