Currently assessments are being performed at four water purification treatment plants and three water towers. The Corps of Engineers is working with the Fallujah Reconstruction Cell, as well as Iraq Ministry representative to execute $10.3 million worth of water projects. These projects are targeted at rehabilitating and updating the system that provides drinking water for up to 400,000 residents in the city of Fallujah.
Prior to the recent military operations that scoured the city of insurgents, water was drawn from the Euphrates River for the residents. Water in Fallujah was being processed though several treatment plants along the Euphrates. The water then was pumped to water towers, but due to illegal water taps and other problems, the system could not maintain sufficient pressure. The new projects are aimed at correcting that.