Plans are in the works to bolster Sihanoukville’s future water supply after the province faced severe shortages earlier this month that cut water to 50 per cent of residents, officials said on Sunday.
Prak Prakod, director of the provincial water supply authority (WSA), told the Post that Sihanoukville’s water supply had been restored in full, thanks to the recent rainfall and the resumption of supply from Kbal Chhay waterfall, 16 kilometres from Sihanoukville town.
“Currently, we have no problem with the supply of fresh water, and we have connected the two pipelines from Kbal Chhay to Sihanoukville,” he said, adding that authorities and private supplier Anco Water Supply Co are planning to build two new larger pipelines to support future demand.
He also announced a new project between the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) to next year rebuild the Boeung Prek Toub reservoir that services Sihanoukville.
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