06-05-2005, 03:16 PM
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Pardon me if I take his words with a grain of salt.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129190
from March 2004
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140 major water treatment facilities now operating at about 65 percent of prewar levels. (Source: USAID)
60 percent of Iraqis have some access to clean water, but comparable prewar figures are unknown. (Source: White House)
Iraq has 13 major wastewater facilities, including three inoperable ones in Baghdad that served up to 80 percent of the capital's population. (Source: CPA)
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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129333
from November 2003
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Sewage plants are not expected to be functioning at prewar levels until summer or fall of 2004.
Access to Water: Currently, 60 percent of Iraqis in Baghdad receive "necessary amounts of water," which is 90 percent of prewar distribution. (Source: Coalition Provisional Authority)
Water-related Infrastructure: 40 percent of water networks were damaged during the war (Source: UNICEF)
Sewage: Prewar: Seventy-five percent to 80 percent of Iraqis in Baghdad received sewage treatment from three plants. These plants were rendered useless during the war and remain so. (Source: Coalition Provisional Authority)
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http://www.electricityforum.com/news...iraqpower.html
from August 2003
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Strock said his teams, along with 39,000 Iraqi electrical workers, were trying to rebuild an antiquated electrical system to increase Baghdad's power-generating ability to its prewar level of about 4,000 megawatts by the end of July, from the current 3,200 megawatts.
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http://www.iraqcoalition.org/ES/water.html
Newsy little link.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/997061/posts
from August 2003
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Iraq's electricity supply is finally restored to pre-war level
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http://www.acepilots.com/mt/archives/000048.html
from Oct 2003
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On Monday, Oct. 6, power generation hit 4,518 megawatts, exceeding the prewar average," Bremer said at a news conference at which he trumpeted accomplishments of the U.S.-led occupation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported the prewar peak to be 4,500 megawatts.
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