Costa Rica: Water for Guanacaste

The Solis administration has announced that by the end of 2017 construction work will start on a dam to ensure a water supply for drinking and irrigation in Guanacaste.

Monday, July 25, 2016

The project to construct a dam on the River Piedras, in Bagaces, has remained on paper for almost thirty years. Estimated at $500 million, construction of the dam could be the solution to the problem of water shortages affecting one of the areas with the greatest tourist development.

Edgar Gutierrez, the Minister of Environment and Energy, "... said they are moving forward with studies and designs for this water storage facility so that work can be started at the end of next year. The chief explained that the Senara already had some designs ready, which were made seven years ago, but a decision was taken to make new ones because the old ones did not meet current needs. "

Nacion.com reported that "...The project, valued at $500 million, is to create a reservoir of 900 hectares with storage capacity of approximately 80 million cubic meters (m³) of water for both human consumption and irrigation.
The studies and designs are by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and cost ¢2.400 million, which was provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE). "


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