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energy per pumping station) facility at Afourer (MAD 1.7 billion).
From 2004 to 2007, ONE will invest a further MAD 18.2 billion for
construction of new production sites, notably construction of a
thermo‐solar power station at Ain Beni Mathar, wind farms near
Tangiers and Essaouira, and modernisation of a power station in
Mohammedia.
Water
The availability of water in Morocco is very uneven from one area
to another, ranging from the relatively favoured north‐western part
of the country under the influence of the Atlantic Ocean to the very
arid regions of southern and eastern Morocco. Morocco’s climatic
and hydrological systems are also subject to cyclical variations,
generally several years of drought followed by wetter conditions.
Water resources are thus a major concern for Morocco. Nearly 90
percent of resources are already mobilised and they are being
seriously degraded by domestic, industrial, and agricultural
pollution. Only 5 percent of urban effluents are treated. The
promulgation of ”water” law 10‐95 in 1995 constitutes the starting
point of a new national water policy. It addresses fundamental
issues ranging from water resource planning and management,
institutional reform, the transition from supply to demand
management, the development of a reservoir management strategy,
application of ʺuser‐paysʺ and “polluter‐pays” practices and
promotion of dialogue between users and operators in the sector.
A new National Water Plan is being drawn up to outline future
strategy for water management and climate and environmental
protection. One aspect of reforms undertaken by the Ministry in
charge of Land Development, Water and Environment will help
Morocco control its water resources and supply in both urban and
rural areas, “in order to have an integrated strategy over the
medium and long terms with regard to management of water
reserves”.
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