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| | American Water Works Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | That is the assessment of 15 Egyptian water professionals visiting the United States, as they considered the daily problems facing water suppliers in both countries-producing high-quality water, combating taste and odor problems, protecting water sources, disposing of waste sludge, and maintaining secure facilities. |
 | | Representing four of the larger water authorities in Egypt, the nine men and six women engineers, chemists, and microbiologists oversee water treatment, water quality monitoring, distribution, maintenance, and planning for the cities of Alexandria, Beni Suef, Fayoum, and Minia and their surrounding areas. |
 | | Although privatization of water or wastewater services is unlikely, according to the delegates, there are plans for public-private partnerships that would involve design-build-operate contracts with private companies; the plants would revert to public ownership in a set time, such as 20 years. |
| www.awwa.org /Communications/mainstream/2002/may_jun/Story13_egyptians.cfm (728 words) |
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