From the USS Neverdock comes word of a new water treatment plant in Iraq that will supply water to over 4,000 Iraqis in the township of Hibhib, Iraq.
HIBHIB, Iraq, June 26, 2006 — A water treatment and distribution facility opened June 25, through the joint efforts of coalition forces and Iraqi government officials in the township of Hibhib, near Baqubah, Iraq.
Members of the civil military operations team from 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, and Hibhib Mayor Ali Husan Ali were on hand to cut the ceremonial red ribbon signifying the treatment and distribution facility was operational.
Hibhib is the township equivalent to a U.S. city. Khalis is a kada which is equivalent to a county and Diyala Province would be considered a state in the U.S.
The facility was run down and could not support the needs of the people before it was given an upgrade by Iraqi contractors. Now, the facility with 11 km of new piping can provide clean water for up to 4,000 people, said Capt. Brian Soule, civil military operations planner, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion.
The project cost $130,000 and was paid for by funds from the commanders emergency response program, which is funded by the U.S. Congress. The program allows commanders in each area of operations to identify needs of the local people and provide assistance as quickly as possible.
I'll bet you frogs to turtles that this story never sees the light of day in the MSM.
