Press Releases 2005
U. S. Helps Water Supply System Reconstruction in Cetinje
July 26, 2005
On Wednesday, July 27, U.S. Consulate Podgorica’s Principal Officer, Hoyt Yee, the Advisor to the Vice President of the Government of Montenegro, Nada Medenica, the Mayor of Cetinje, Aleksandar Aleksic, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Montenegro’s Officer-in-Charge, Joe Taggart, and Chief of Party of International Relief and Development (IRD), Robert Harris, will formally mark the completion of the water supply system reconstruction in Uganjska vrela, Municipality of Cetinje.
The project included the reconstruction of the pump station and construction of a pressure main of the Uganjska vrela local water supply system. As result of the project, approximately 120,000 € will be saved annually, if the reconstructed water system is used optimally, especially in the winter months during the high rainfall season.
The project was funded by a $244,500 donation from the American people through USAID and implemented by USAID's partner IRD. The Municipality of Cetinje, through the Waterworks and Sewage Company, provided an additional $79,700.
The project is part of $12 million donation to Montenegro for economic and environmental development in the coastal region.
Journalists interested in covering the event should be in Uganjska vrela, next to the waterworks pump station, in Cetinje, no later than 10:45 on Wednesday, July 27.
For additional information, please contact IRD's Media Coordinator, Jelena Vojnić, at 069/319-731.
For more information on the U.S. Government’s programs in Montenegro, please visit the Consulate's web site at http://podgorica.usconsulate.gov/