2nd—That the Rural Aqueduct Association of San Rafael, INVU and San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, legal entity identification number 3-002-205858, was registered in the Registry of Associations of the Public Registry on the seventeenth day of July, nineteen ninety-seven, under file number 8736. 3rd—That the purposes pursued by the Association, according to the third article of its Bylaws, are: "... Article Three: A) To administer, operate, and maintain in good condition the Aqueduct, in accordance with the provisions and regulations issued thereto by the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers. B) To obtain the effective participation of the community, in the maintenance of the aqueduct. C) Collaboration in educational programs and campaigns that are undertaken. D) To help explain and disseminate within the community the provisions and regulations of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers. E) To cooperate with the plans, projects, and works undertaken by the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers in the community. F) To participate in the surveillance and protection of the aqueduct's supply sources, to prevent their contamination, and to assist in the protection of the region's hydrographic basins. 5th—That such purposes solve a social need of the highest order, for which they merit the support of the Costa Rican State. Therefore,
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