Ulaanbaatar city, October 17, 2022 – MCA-Mongolia program directors and relevant specialists had a working meeting with representatives from Tuul River Basin Authority and provided information on the Ulaanbaatar Bulk Water Supply Project under the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact and its implementation status.

Tuul River Basin Authority, a state administrative organization responsible for preventing water resources scarcity and pollution, ensuring effective water use, recharging water resources, implementing the integrated water resources management plan for the basin and providing local and cross-sectoral coordination, is working on the development of new Integrated Water Management Plan for Tuul River Basin and parties exchanged information to possibly include the plan during the meeting.

Since all the activities and projects under the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact will be implemented in the territory of the Tuul river basin or the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, Expanding close cooperation between MCA-Mongolia and Tuul River Basin Authority and exchanging information in timely manner is significant to ensure the sustainability of the Tuul river ecosystem and the water resources of the basin as well as the timely and effective implementation of the Compact Program.

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This $462 million project is a partnership between the American and Mongolian people made possible by $350m in MCC grant funding and the $111.76m contribution from the Government of Mongolia which demonstrates their commitment to working together to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction in Ulaanbaatar. The Mongolia Water Compact is funding major infrastructure projects, including the construction of new wellfields and two large plants - an Advanced Water Purification Plant and Water Recycling Plant which will be the first of their kind in Mongolia. In addition, the Compact will invest in policy measures to create a financially and environmentally sustainable future for the water sector of Ulaanbaatar. As a result, the water system in Ulaanbaatar will have been expanded to deliver 80% more drinking water, allowing for the city’s future expansion.