1.2 million Panamanians with better sanitary conditions.
The project will positively impact 1.2 million inhabitants of Panama City and San Miguelito, improving the sanitary and environmental conditions.
The Sanitation Project of Panama City and the Bay of Panama is a Panamanian state commitment to create an optimal system to collect, treat, and dispose of residual waters, which complies with the highest international standards with respect to health and security.This project will enable to channel the residual waters which currently are discharged into the ravines, rivers, and other tributaries of the city, which are causing environmental pollution and risks for the health of the population.
The Comprehensive Master Plan of this work executed by the The first stage of the design and construction of the Residual Water Treatment Plant (PTAR for its acronym in Spanish) costs 242 million dollars. This project is a reality today thanks to the financial support of CAF - development bank of Latin America-, The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In addition, the Government of Panama acquired close to 35 hectares of land in the area of Llano Bonito, Juan Diaz, which will enable the modular expansion of the plant when the time comes, anticipating future demands for the treatment of residual waters generated by the population growth and the construction of new waste water pipes and interceptors in the East and West sectors of the City.
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