Lesotho Water WeekSeminar

Challenges of urbanization for water and sanitation infrastructure

Lehakoe ClubMaseru, 5th April 2011

by: E. M. Lesoma

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Foundations & Building Blocks Being Put in Place

Industrial Wastewater Management Policy, Water and Sanitation Policy, Water Act-2008, After-Care-Strategy, Interim Strategy for Water

and Sanitation Sector, other laws establishing Government Agencies, etc.

LHDA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

LHWC (LESOTHO)

LMS

DONOR COMMUNITY: TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCES

NGOs: (TRC, WORLD VISION,

ETC.)

PRIVATE SECTOR

DWA

WASC

(WASA)

COW

LEWA

MNR

LWSU

IMPLEMENT SECTOR BUDGET SUPPORT:

Meet: Current and Future Needs (MDGs)

NOW URGENTLY REQUIRED

DRWS

INFORMATION FLOW CHART

Bulk Water Authority(ies)

COWs Office - M&E Unit DRWS

DRWS District Offices District Councils

Community Councils

Village Water and Health Committees

WASALEWA

WASA Area Managers

DWA

LHDA

M&E - Data flow and Interfacing

NGOs

Private Sector

Assets Man. Agency

Project Implementation

Units (LWSU, MPIU)

Challenges Improving access to water supply:

• Clear rules for tariffs and connection fees allowing for free basic water to vulnerable households developed, tested and approved by the LEWA;

• 150 new public standpipes serving about 15,000 persons established for providing access to water in areas with low connection rates; and

• 6,000 new domestic connections installed serving about 30,000 persons.

• infrastructure expansion: connect is affordability.

Challenges Improving operating efficiencies:

• Clear policy and strategy for meter calibration and replacement developed and being implemented;

• UfW reduced to an average of 27% overall by March 2012; and

• Energy consumption reduced by 20% from M9.3m/annum in 2008/09 to M7.44m/annum in the 2011/12 financial year.

SBS PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION:

• Teams: agencies• LESOTHO GOVERNMENT: delegated (decentralized)

authority by EU to GoL:1. MoFDP: sign financing agreement, donor coordination; GoL

procurement procedures (assessment done by Pot for PFM); thresholds of contracts for: works, supplies, services, grant contracts, etc.,

2. MNR: implementation: water sector agencies, reporting (M&E) (supervision and execution, etc.),

• Cooperation with donor community: 1. EU: procurement ?, ensures agreement is signed,

2. IRELAND,

3. EIB,

4. WORLD BANK and financiers,

5. ETC.,Other stakeholders: NGOs, etc.

Challenges Improve production capacity:

• Metolong Project: for Maseru, TY, Roma and Morija.

• The 3-Towns Project: Maputsoe, TY, and Roma,

Urban and Peri-urban Project: rehabilitation of:

1. Mafeteng Scootvlei WTP (to 500m3/day); 2. Mafeteng WTP (to 2,000m3/day); 3. Botha-Bothe boreholes (to 2,600m3/day); and 4. Quthing WTP (to 1,500m3/day.

Tikoe-Thetsane: intake structure at Caledon River, 20ML WTP, transmission main, gravity main. • Total production capacity increased by 29.52ML/day by

March 2012.

• Expand sewerage network, and this will be achieved through:

Focusing on the ongoing Maseru Wastewater Project, which includes:

Refurbishment and upgrading of the Ratjomose WWTP;Construction of new WWTP at Agric College;Rehabilitation, infilling and extension of sewerage systems in

the Ratjomose catchment area;Construction of new sewerage systems in the Agric College

catchment area;

Challenges urban sanitation services

Challenges for Urban Sanitation

• Expand sewerage network, and this will be achieved through:

Focusing on the ongoing Maseru Wastewater Project, which includes:

Construction of on-site disposal systems (VIPs) and conversion of existing VIP latrines into water borne systems.

Rehabilitation and expansion of sewerage networks and treatment plants in Maputsoe, TY and Roma (3-Towns Project).

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YEAR 2020

TOTAL:

1,264,065

106,831

193,251

95,357

613,678

75,659

52,216

44,253

82,820

LOWLANDS WATER SCHEME TARGETTED POPULATIONS

HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE SECTOR BUDGET SUPPORT: Financing

Agreement N0 21644

• Legal and regulation: EDF-ACP Cotonou Agreement,

• Financial regulation of budget,

• Implementation rules of budget,

Financing Agreement N0 21644: Sector Budget Support (SBS) and calendar:

Disbursement is foreseen for 1st ¼ of FY following joint review.

Amounts in M€ FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14 TOTAL PROPOTION

Fixed tranche 6.5 6.5 6.5 19.5 61%

Variable tranche 6 6 12 38%

Total SBS 6.5 12.5 12.7 31.5 98%

TA for monitoring and sector dialogue

0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3%

Evaluation 0.1 0.1 0.3%

Total programme 6.6 12.7 12.7 32 100%

PARTNER COUNRY’S CENTRAL BANK

Foreign Exchange

Reserves €

TreasuryAccount

ExternalAssistance

€

Conditions for disbursement:(i)General Conditions(ii)Specific Conditions

Budget implementationThrough partner country’s

Public Financial Management

Tax &non tax

revenues

Thank You:

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