Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)

English translation: Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage

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Spanish term or phrase:Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)
English translation:Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage
Entered by: Taña Dalglish

21:19 Mar 12, 2021
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Spanish term or phrase: Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)
Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)






I came up with my own translations:

"Commission for Drinking Water and Wastewater" (CDWW)
"Commission for Drinking Water and Sewerage" (CDWS)


Which one is the most suitable for this case..??
Jorge Rascón
Mexico
Local time: 09:30
Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage
Explanation:
Mexico: Pedro Canché freed - Refworldhttps://www.refworld.org › docid
... was outside the premises of the Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA - the State drinking-water and sewerage board), in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, ...

Barriers to achieving the water and sanitation-related ...https://journals.sagepub.com › doi › pdf
by M Domínguez Aguilar · 2007 · Cited by 35 — of access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation services in the city ... are those used by the Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado ... CAPA (State **Commission for Water and Sewerage** of Quintana Roo) to assess.


Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage [Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)]. I would use both in the first instance if it appears more than once in your text.

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Guía de Traducción de Términos del Agua
Español-Inglés
Gobierno Federal de México
http://www.conagua.gob.mx/conagua07/publicaciones/publicacio...
Alcantarillado.- Sewerage/Sanitation

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There is a 2nd option:
OECD Studies on Water Innovative Financing Mechanisms for ...https://books.google.com.jm › books
OECD · 2010
In October 2007, the Qr-Bond Bank helped the ***(state) Commission for Water and sanitation (Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado, caPa)*** to access an ...


Commission for Water and Sanitation (Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado, caPa)

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Thank you.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 11:30
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Summary of answers provided
4Water Supply and Drainage Commission
Hugh Thomson
4Drinkable and Waste Water Board/Authority
AllegroTrans
2 +1Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage
Taña Dalglish
2Drinking Water and Sewerage Commission (DWSC)
Décio Adams


  

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Drinking Water and Sewerage Commission (DWSC)


Explanation:
My sugestion is only an inversion of terms of your own option.

Décio Adams
Brazil
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Water Supply and Drainage Commission


Explanation:
¿Quizás “Water Supply and Drainage Commission”? In British English “drainage” is often used to cover both sewerage and surface water drainage. “Sanitation” would be an alternative for a US English context.


    https://www.linguee.pe/ingles-espanol/traduccion/water+supply+drainage.html
Hugh Thomson
Spain
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Drinkable and Waste Water Board/Authority


Explanation:
Metropolitan Water Board - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Metropolitan_Water_Board
The Metropolitan Water Board was founded in 1903 to bring the nine private water companies supplying water to London under a single public body.
Date founded: 1903



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Water board - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Water_board
A water board is a regional or national organisation that has very different functions from one ... 1 Germany; 2 Kenya; 3 Netherlands; 4 Philippines; 5 Sri Lanka; 6 South Africa; 7 United Kingdom; 8 United States. 8.1 Minnesota; 8.2 California.
‎Germany · ‎Kenya · ‎Sri Lanka



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Water Quality Standards Regulations: California - US EPA
www.epa.gov › wqs-tech › water-quality-standards-reg...
An official website of the United States government. ... The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) was created by the California ... enables the State Water Board to provide comprehensive protection for California's waters.

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Regulators in the United States and Europe Move to Restrict ...
www.lexology.com › library › detail
6 Jan 2021 — These are levels at which the State Water Board recommends considering treatment or removing a drinking water source from service. On July ...

Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
mvlwb.com
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB) is a regulatory authority that originates from Part 4 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act ...

Find Water & Sewer Utilities Companies in United States of ...
www.dnb.com › ... › WATER & SEWER UTILITIES
Niagara Falls Water Board. Country: Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Sales Revenue ($M):. 31.188271M. Louisville Water Company. Country: Louisville ..

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:30
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage


Explanation:
Mexico: Pedro Canché freed - Refworldhttps://www.refworld.org › docid
... was outside the premises of the Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA - the State drinking-water and sewerage board), in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, ...

Barriers to achieving the water and sanitation-related ...https://journals.sagepub.com › doi › pdf
by M Domínguez Aguilar · 2007 · Cited by 35 — of access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation services in the city ... are those used by the Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado ... CAPA (State **Commission for Water and Sewerage** of Quintana Roo) to assess.


Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage [Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)]. I would use both in the first instance if it appears more than once in your text.

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Guía de Traducción de Términos del Agua
Español-Inglés
Gobierno Federal de México
http://www.conagua.gob.mx/conagua07/publicaciones/publicacio...
Alcantarillado.- Sewerage/Sanitation

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Page 5: Agua potable.- Drinking water/Potable water http://www.conagua.gob.mx/conagua07/publicaciones/publicacio...


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There is a 2nd option:
OECD Studies on Water Innovative Financing Mechanisms for ...https://books.google.com.jm › books
OECD · 2010
In October 2007, the Qr-Bond Bank helped the ***(state) Commission for Water and sanitation (Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado, caPa)*** to access an ...


Commission for Water and Sanitation (Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado, caPa)

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Thank you.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 11:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

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