Kirkuk leaders sign $8.1 million in water infrastructure improvement contracts

Courtesy Photo | Kirkuk Government and contract representatives sign $8.1 million in contracts at the Kirkuk Government Building October 4 for water infrastructure improvements in Kirkuk Province. Pictured left to right are: a contract representative for Rang Company; Abdul Hadar Hassan, Kirkuk Director General of Water; Kirkuk Governor Abdulrhaman Mustafa and Kirkuk Provincial Council Chair Rizgar Ali. (Photo by Capt. Monte Hibbert, 116th BCT Public Affairs)  

KIRKUK, IRAQ

10.11.2005

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CPT Monte Hibbert
116th BCT Public Affairs

FOB WARRIOR, Iraq -- Kirkuk government, business and coalition leaders gathered at the Kirkuk Government Building October 4 to celebrate contracting $8.1 million in water infrastructure improvement projects, a move expected to increase Kirkuk City water capacity more than 13 times and provide potable water to another 25,000 people in the rural western portion of the province.

Contracts signed at the celebration included improvements to the Dibbis High-lift Pump Station and construction of a water system for Sin Al Thebban, a rural area near Hawijah, Iraq.

"Today's event marked the signing of the top two projects on a list of many approved water improvement projects in Kirkuk Province," said Lt. Col. Steve Knutzen, the 116th Brigade Combat Team officer facilitating economic development in the area.

According to Knutzen, the Sin Al Thebban project will bring drinking water to 25,000 people and the Dibbis High-lift Pump Station project will increase water flow to Kirkuk City from 2 million gallons per day (MGD) to 28 MGD.

The contacts were signed by the contractor representatives, Kirkuk Governor Abdulrhaman Mustafa, Kirkuk Director General of Water Abdul Hadar Hassan and Kirkuk Provincial Council Chairman Rizgar Ali.

Working to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Kirkuk by helping improve basic services is one way the 116th BCT is helping Iraqi citizens as they establish the foundations of the new Iraq. The 116th BCT is performing a four-fold mission in Kirkuk Province including training and supporting Iraqi security forces, helping Iraqis improve their local economy, assisting their new government and improving their communications.

The 116th BCT is comprised of headquarters and staff sections, two armor battalions, a mechanized infantry battalion, a support battalion, a field artillery battalion, an engineer battalion, and various intelligence, signal, and specialized units. The 116th BCT is one of several Army National Guard units deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

• Date Taken: 10.11.2005
• Date Posted: 10.11.2005 13:29
• Story ID: 3244
• Location: KIRKUK, IQ