Brazilian State Spent $255m on Sanitation Projects

Embasa, the water utility of the Brazilian state of Bahia, invested R$583m ($255m) in sanitation projects during 2010.

The state spent R$469m ($283m) during the first nine months of 2010 compared with R$114m ($68.6m) during the fourth quarter of the previous year.

Of the total investments R$194m ($116.7m) was used for potable water supply and treatment projects, while R$389m ($234m) was spent on wastewater collection and treatment projects.

The water utility funded R$224m ($134.8m) from its own budget with the remaining amount coming from federal funding and national development bank BNDES, according to bnamericas.com.