📋 Tender Overview
The future Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), currently under construction in the city of Santa Rita, Alto Parana, will benefit around 12,000 people in its first stage and, once completed, will cover around 29,000 inhabitants. Promoted by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), the initiative represents a decisive step to strengthen the districts health infrastructure. Its implementation will allow the optimization of wastewater management and reduce the contamination of streams and aquifers through state-of-the-art treatment technology. The plant takes shape The work, which is built approximately 2,300 meters from the urban area of Santa Rita, will receive effluents from a pumping station located approximately 740 meters away. The system will include different treatment stages, from solids retention and flow measurement to biological and disinfection processes, which will allow wastewater to be adequately purified before final disposal. The infrastructure will also include 33 kilometers of sanitary sewage, three pumping stations and the treatment plant. An investment that will mark a before and after Recognized for its strong agroindustrial development, Santa Rita will have a sanitation system for the first time, an infrastructure that will have a direct impact on public health and the quality of life of the population. The execution of the project is in charge of Construcciones y Propiedades Paraguayas S.A. (Covipa S.A.), under the direction of the Coordination of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hydraulic Works (CAPSOH) of the MOPC, while the supervision corresponds to the ELC-CYD consortium, made up of Electroconsult del Paraguay S.A. and CyD Engineering Ltd. With an investment of G. 82,000 million, the plan also contemplates the strengthening of the drinking water service, under the responsibility of the local Sanitation Board. All of this is part of the MOPC Intermediate Cities Sanitation Program, which also includes works in Santa Rosa del Aguaray (San Pedro), San Ignacio (Misiones) and Carapegua (Paraguari), with a total investment of USD 52 million financed by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF). Date: July 14, 2026
