The overall objective of the project is to improve the water and sanitation infrastructure in the municipalities of Bihor county included in the project, in order to fulfil the obligations established by the Accession Treaty and the relevant European Directives. The investments included in this project continue the process of expansion and rehabilitation of the water and wastewater infrastructure carried out in the 2007-2013 phase and are proposed investments in the extension/establishment of water supply and sewerage systems in rural areas