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Addressing Water and Wastewater Issues in Nasiriyah
Nasiriyah, Iraq
October 2003
An unusable water tower that was damaged during the war in Nasiriyah. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens, as existing water lines are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage.
An extremely high water table, the lack of any drainage systems and the open-air sewage canals create stagnant pools near a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. Existing water lines are few and are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
Iraqi residents have to cross an open canal of wastewater to get to their houses in a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. Existing water lines are few and are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
A potable water main runs through a raw sewage canal near a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. Existing water lines are few and are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
A potable water main, crudely repaired with plastic bags, runs through a raw sewage canal near a residential area of Nasiryah, southern, Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. USAID partner, RTI is working on solutions for aging and poorly maintianed water and wastewater infastructure.
Raw sewage is dumped into the Euphrates River at Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Wastewater treatment plants were insufficient before the war, and many were looted in the aftermath. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
An extremely high water table, the lack of any drainage systems and the open-air sewage canals create stagnant pools near a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
Cleanup crews collect garbage in a residential neighborhood of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. USAID partner RTI works with Iraqi laborers to organize regular trash collection.
In a residential neighborhood of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, an Iraqi child passes raw sewage and garbage on his way home from school. The lack of a drainage system, a high water table and the open-air sewage canals have created health issues. USAID partner RTI is working to organize regular trash collection and to address poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
As he passes raw sewage and garbage on his way home from school, an Iraqi child greets a foreigner. The lack of a drainage system, a high water table and the open-air sewage canals have created health issues. USAID partner RTI is working to organize regular trash collection and to address poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
In a residential neighborhood of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, children return from school past raw sewage and garbage. The lack of drainage systems, a high water table and the open-air sewage canals have created health issues. USAID partner RTI is working to organize regular trash collection and to address poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
RTI employees inspect a wastewater treatment plant that has not worked in 8 years. During the war the tanks were used by Iraqi soldiers to store petroleum products. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
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Addressing Water and Wastewater Issues in Nasiriyah


An extremely high water table, the lack of any drainage systems and the open-air sewage canals create stagnant pools near a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. Existing water lines are few and are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.
Photo: Thomas Hartwell

Nasiriyah, Iraq - An extremely high water table, the lack of any drainage systems and the open-air sewage canals create stagnant pools near a residential area of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Distribution of potable water remains a big problem for the citizens. Existing water lines are few and are often contaminated because of a high water table and the presence of open sewage. USAID partner RTI is finding solutions for the aging, poorly maintained water and wastewater infrastructures.

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