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Implementation
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Partners
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Implementation
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Partners
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work
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with
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AguaClara-Cornell
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and
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individual
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communities
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in
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every
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AguaClara
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project.
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The
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current
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implementation
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partner
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is
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.
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Drinking
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water
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supply
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infrastructure,
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whether
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implemented
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at
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the
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community
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or
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household
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scale,
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requires
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a
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commitment
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to
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building
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physical
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infrastructure,
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community
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capacity,
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and
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expectations
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of
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success.
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The
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construction
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phase
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is
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approximately
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4
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months
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and
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is
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only
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a
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small
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portion
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of
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the
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project
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calendar.
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Implementation
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Partners
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take
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the
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lead
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role
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in
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based
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on
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water
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quality
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deficiencies
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and,
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equally
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important,
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on
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community
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assets
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such
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as
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organization,
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ability
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to
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maintain
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qualified
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operators,
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and
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financing
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chlorine
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and
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aluminum
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sulfate.
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New
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Implementation
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partners
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should
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choose
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initial
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communities
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located
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close
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to
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the
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Implementation
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partner's
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offices
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to
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simplify
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logistics
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and
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reduce
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mobilization
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costs.
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Cost
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savings
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can
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also
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be
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realized
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if
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the
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regional
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partner
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builds
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clusters
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of
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water
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treatment
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plants
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in
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neighboring
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communities
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to
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enable
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a
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single
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structural
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engineer
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to
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supervise
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multiple
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construction
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sites,
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and
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to
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facilitate
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training
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of
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and
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knowledge
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sharing
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between
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plant
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operators.
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Applicants
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to
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become
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implementation
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partners
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must
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work
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with
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a
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current
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implementation
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partner
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to
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receive
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training.
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This
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South
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to
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South
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training
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is
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critical
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to
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ensure
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that
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new
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partners
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learn
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the
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nuts
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and
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bolts
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of
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implementation
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without
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having
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to
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making
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many
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mistakes
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in
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the
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first
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projects.
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Applicants
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will
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be
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certified
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as
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implementation
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partners
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after
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their
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first
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water
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treatment
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plant
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is
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operated
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successfully
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by
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the
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community.
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The
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responsibilities
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of
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the
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Implementation
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partners
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are
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to:
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- Assess
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- community
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- match
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- with
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- the
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- technology
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- Design
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- the
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- structure
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- using
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- local
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- materials,
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- strictly
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- adhering
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- to
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- the
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- AguaClara
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- reactor
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- and
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- hydraulic
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- design
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- Supervise
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- the
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- construction
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- of
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- the
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- water
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- treatment
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- plant
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- Train
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- plant
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- operators
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- from
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- the
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- community
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- to
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- operate,
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- maintain,
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- problem
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- solve,
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- keep
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- records,
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- and
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- publicly
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- display
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- water
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- quality
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- data
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- for
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- accountability
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- Transfer
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- ownership
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- of
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- the
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- plant
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- to
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- the
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- local
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- municipality
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- or
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- water
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- board
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- Monitor
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- and
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- review
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- plant
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- operating
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- records
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- and
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- follow
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- up
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- on
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- any
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- performance
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- issues
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- Provide
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- ongoing
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- supervision
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- and
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- technical
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- support
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- for
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- at
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- least
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- 2
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- years
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Potential
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Implementation
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Partners
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must
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meet
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the
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following
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criteria:
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- Have
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- engineering
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- and
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- project
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- management
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- expertise
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- in
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- infrastructure
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- Understand
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- and
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- be
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- able
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- to
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- effectively
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- negotiate
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- the
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- legal
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- and
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- regulatory
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- environment
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- both
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- at
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- the
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- national
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- and
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- local
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- levels
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- Have
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- expertise
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- in
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- working
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- with
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- communities
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- to
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- facilitate
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- community
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- empowerment
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- to
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- manage
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- their
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- own
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- water
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- supply
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- system.
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- Have
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- a
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- permanent
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- presence
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- in
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- the
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- region
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- where
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- they
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- are
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- proposing
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- to
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- build
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- facilities
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- so
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- that
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- communities
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- have
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- access
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- to
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- ongoing
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- technical
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- support
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- on
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- a
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- permanent
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- basis.
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- An
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- alternative
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- is
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- to
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- create
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- a
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- technical
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- support
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- system
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- perhaps
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- based
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- on
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- the
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- circuit
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- rider
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- model
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- used
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- in
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- rural
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- United
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- States
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- and
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- some
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- other
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- countries.
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Build,
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operate,
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transfer
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is
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a
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well
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know
...
infrastructure
...
implementation
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strategy.
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The
...
AguaClara
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model
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draws
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on
...
that
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model,
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but
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recognizes
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the
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need
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for
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greater
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emphasis
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on
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community
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assessment,
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capacity
...
building,
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and
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a
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low
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level
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of
...
oversight
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after
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the
...
project
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has
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been
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fully
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transferred
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to
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the
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municipality
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or
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local
...
water
...
board.