Downstream Wells Activity will provide opportunity to exploit downstream wellfields is the most efficient option to increase bulk water supply without affecting the environment for the long term and supply from the groundwater sources in sustainable manner.

Wastewater Recycling Activity will support the construction of a Wastewater Recycling Plant to further treat some of the effluent from the city’s central wastewater treatment plant, along with pipelines, storage tanks, and control systems to deliver this recycled wastewater to the combined heating and power plants, the city’s largest consumers of water. The wastewater recycling plant, which is first of its kind in Mongolia, will make water reuse practice possible and reduce the demand for freshwater among Ulaanbaatar’s largest industrial facilities through reuse of the city’s wastewater.

The Water Sector Sustainability Activity is intended to ensure that the projects implemented under the Millennium Challenge Mongolia Water Compact have lasting benefits and support the long-term sustainability of Ulaanbaatar city’s water and wastewater system. The activity consists of five sub-activities that address improvements in policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional framework and build capacities of water sector municipal and governmental organizations through a variety of projects and technical assistance.