Potable water is supplied to the city from a vented dam that was constructed across the Netravati River at Thumbe, 14 km (9 mi) from Mangalore.[175][176][177] The Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management Project (KUDCEMP) aims to improve safe water supply systems, and reduce leakage and losses in the city's distribution system.[176] The distribution and rehabilitation of the drinking water in Mangalore are handled by the French company Suez Environnement.[178][179] The city's official refuse disposal site is in Vamanjoor.[180] The city generates an average of 175 tonnes per day of waste, which is handled by the MCC's health department.[181]