By Master Sgt. Dave Larsen
1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
CAMP ADDER — Children, community leaders and Coalition Forces attended the opening of a reverse osmosis water-treatment plant in Al Kuaam, Iraq, a small rural farming village of 2,000 people on the south bank of the Euphrates River, Feb. 18.
"We all know how important clean water is to public health, agriculture, and economic development," said Lt. Col. Larry Herke, chief of staff for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division.
"The water treatment plant is a great example of the Iraqi Government making progress to restore basic services to the people of Iraq," said Herke.
The water purified by the plant is available to passersby through free faucets on site and distributed throughout the village by water trucks for a fee.
(PHOTO: Al Batha city Mayor Ali Faad Al Shershaab, and Lt. Col. Larry Herke, chief of staff for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, cut the ribbon marking the official opening of a reverse osmosis water plant in Al Kuaam, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian D. Jesness.)
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