19 January, 2026
Incatema has begun operating tests of the Navarrete Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP) in the Dominican Republic, a decisive step towards the commissioning of this key infrastructure for water supply in the province of Santiago, which will be inaugurated in the coming weeks.
The new plant is part of a comprehensive project to rehabilitate and expand the drinking water supply system that supplies seven towns in the area by modernising the Sabana-Navarrete aqueduct, which has been in operation since 1987. The project is executed by Incatema in consortium with the company J. Fortuna and is promoted by the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewerage (INAPA), with an investment of more than 9 million euros.
According to Mr Fernando Díaz, Incatema’s Director of Infrastructures, the technology applied in the new DWTP will guarantee a water supply in accordance with the highest quality standards and will make it possible to respond to the historical problems of shortages affecting municipalities such as Navarrete, Villa Bisonó, Mejía, Candelones, Villa Tabacalera, Pontón and Cruce de Barrero, where some 50,000 people have been forced to resort to alternative sources of supply.
The DWTP has been designed to serve a future population of up to 150,000 inhabitants and stands out for its focus on efficiency and sustainability, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, particularly those related to access to drinking water and health, as we already articulated you
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