Name: Drinking Water for the Cities of La Ceiba, El Progreso, and Puerto Cortés
Brief Description: Executive projects for the cities of La Ceiba and Puerto Cortés (Project estimate: 160,000 inhabitants): Population and consumption studies. Selection of supply sources (surface and underground), chemical and bacteriological analysis. Topography. Preliminary design of the intake and conveyance works, water treatment systems, distribution network, and storage reserves. Documents, calculations, budgets, and technical documentation for the call for bids.
Technical direction and inspection of works for the cities of La Ceiba, Puerto Cortés, and El Progreso.
Includes the purification of water from surface sources for a future population of 240,000 inhabitants served by the works. In La Ceiba and Puerto Cortés, these included: Surface water intake works from the river, station Lift, water treatment plant, pipelines, storage tanks, and distribution networks (capacity of 0.540 m³/s).
In El Progreso, these included: well field, pipelines, storage tank, and distribution network.
Location: Honduras
Year: 1976-1977; 1980-1984
Client: Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (SANAA)