USTDA Supports Clean Drinking Water Project in Mexico
April 1, 2014
(USTDA)
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant this week
to Mexico's State Water Commission of Durango to support its efforts to provide
clean drinking water in the State of Durango. The feasibility study will fund a
pilot project to demonstrate the effectiveness of point-of-use drinking water
filters that have been custom-designed to remove contaminants from the local
drinking water supply.
"USTDA is pleased to partner with the State Water Commission on this innovative
pilot project, which seeks to provide clean drinking water to communities
throughout the State of Durango," said Director Leocadia I. Zak.
The State Water Commission of Durango has selected U.S. firm The Water
Initiative, LLC (Norwalk, CT) to carry out the feasibility study. If the pilot
project is successful, the State Water Commission would likely expand the use of
point-of-use drinking water filters to improve the quality of drinking water in
Durango. The drinking water supplied to nearly 500,000 people in Durango
currently contains high levels of fluoride, which can cause harmful health
effects such as skeletal fluorosis and osteoporosis.
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