Margarita Jimenez (right), from Ahuachapan, signs an agreement document to participate in El Salvador Surface Water Diversion, Storage and Use Project.  Photo by  Chemonics International.

General view of a completed and operational water reservoir in Usulutan, March 2005.  Photo by  Chemonics International.

General view of erosion control and infiltration practices carried out in a priority watershed located in Guaymango, Ahuachapan. Photo by Care El Salvador.

General view of a newly constructed pump house in El Cerrito, Usulutan.  The pump house was built at an AGUA Project water system, and includes facilities for the water system operator and his equipment.  Local capacity training in operation and maintenance is given a top priority.  Photo by Care El Salvador.

A worker builds an inspection well for a sewage collection system and treatment plant in Puente Arce, Ahuachapan, as part of the AGUA Project.  This endeavor was co-financed by the Inter American Development Bank through the Salvadoran Social Investment Fund and the local municipal council.  Photo by Care El Salvador.

Rossina de Pineda, head of the Environment Information Center (CIDOC) of the Salvadoran Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), explains to the audience how the USAID-funded center works during the inauguration ceremony on June 28, 2005. USAID Mission Director Mark Silverman (2nd right) and Minister of Environment Hugo Barrera (right) participated in the ceremony. Photo by Karen Azucena, USAID.