Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)
English translation:
Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage
Added to glossary by
Taña Dalglish
Mar 12, 2021 21:19
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Spanish term
Mexico
4 años como traductor autónomo
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)
Spanish to English
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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..??
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..??
Change log
Dec 16, 2021 05:18: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2377622">Jorge Rascón's</a> old entry - "Comisión de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (CAPA)"" to ""Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage""
Proposed translations
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57 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Works in field
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
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Commission for Drinking (Potable) Water and Sewerage
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.
... 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.
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Décio Adams
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Translation and review
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Mozambican, Angolan, Brazilian, European/Portugal) 
Works in: German to Portuguese, Portuguese to German, Spanish to Portuguese, and 46 more.
Drinking Water and Sewerage Commission (DWSC)
My sugestion is only an inversion of terms of your own option.
57 mins
Water Supply and Drainage Commission
¿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.
1 day 2 hrs
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
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Drinkable and Waste Water Board/Authority
Metropolitan Water Board - Wikipedia
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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 ...
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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 ($M):. 31.188271M. Louisville Water Company. Country: Louisville ..
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Metropolitan_Water_Board
The Metropolitan Water Board was founded in 1903 to bring the nine private water companies supplying water to London under a single public body.
Date founded: 1903
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Water board - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Water_board
A water board is a regional or national organisation that has very different functions from one ... 1 Germany; 2 Kenya; 3 Netherlands; 4 Philippines; 5 Sri Lanka; 6 South Africa; 7 United Kingdom; 8 United States. 8.1 Minnesota; 8.2 California.
Germany · Kenya · Sri Lanka
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Water Quality Standards Regulations: California - US EPA
www.epa.gov › wqs-tech › water-quality-standards-reg...
An official website of the United States government. ... The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) was created by the California ... enables the State Water Board to provide comprehensive protection for California's waters.
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Regulators in the United States and Europe Move to Restrict ...
www.lexology.com › library › detail
6 Jan 2021 — These are levels at which the State Water Board recommends considering treatment or removing a drinking water source from service. On July ...
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
mvlwb.com
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB) is a regulatory authority that originates from Part 4 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act ...
Find Water & Sewer Utilities Companies in United States of ...
www.dnb.com › ... › WATER & SEWER UTILITIES
Niagara Falls Water Board. Country: Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Sales Revenue ($M):. 31.188271M. Louisville Water Company. Country: Louisville ..
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