THE SAUDI MINISTRY OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY RECENTLY CLINCHED AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF ITS ENDORSEMENT AS THE BEST GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN THE SECTOR OF WATER AND SEWAGE FOR THE YEAR 2006. THE SAUDI MINISTRY OF WATER AND SEWAGE WAS ADJUDGED THE WINNER OF THE PRIZE IN A COMPETITION WHICH ATTRACTED PARTICIPATION OF SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES FROM AUSTRALIA, SPAIN AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE SAUDI MINISTRY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING IN FACING CHALLENGES OF THE WATER SECTOR. IT HAS RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR RATIONALIZATION OF WATER CONSUMPTION. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS GLOBAL AWARD CAME AT A CEREMONY ORGANIZED IN THE SPANISH CITY OF BARCELONA ON APRIL 3, 2007. THIS PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE WAS AWARDED BY THE ORGANIZATION OF GLOBAL WATERS AWARDS WHICH IS CONCERNED WITH WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES.
