Foreign experts assess situation of Apa-Canal Chisinau

SA Apa-Canal Chisinau (ACC) may soon start rehabilitating its whole water supply and sewerage system and renovating the wastewater treatment station. The company’s director Constantin Becciev said the works will start after the feasibility study titled Water Supply and Sewerage in Chisinau Municipality Program is completed. The study is carried out by the French company Seureca, which presented a preliminary report on May 26, Info-Prim Neo reports. The foreign assessors will identify the main problems of the ACC and propose solutions to them. They will also determine the best company development direction and the methods of improving the quality of the water supply and sewerage services. Constantin Becciev said the municipal water supply and sewerage system has not been renovated for many years because there was not enough money and the charges did not enable the supplier to collect funds for repair works. “Our company experiences technical and ecological problems. The equipment is outdated and the continuous supply of water is hardly ensured. The company sustains losses of water and electric power. The given study is a of major importance to us as we did not know exactly how much money we need to repair the water supply and sewerage system,” said Constantin Becciev. The French company will also examine the possibility of renovating the wastewater treatment station. “The Chisinau Municipal Council earlier proposed a project to rehabilitate the station, but it did not meet the European standards for attracting funds from international environment organizations. The new project will be fully compliant with the EU standards. The most modern technologies will be used in the reconstruction of this important facility,” said the ACC director. The feasibility study Water Supply and Sewerage in Chisinau Municipality Program will be finished by the end of next year. The budget of this project is €3 million. It is fully financed by the EU.