session sdm - ghana mr van ess
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Outline of Presentation Introduction – Background information of the 3 –Districts
Water Supply Scheme Capacity of the water scheme Management Model for Operation and Maintenance
(O&M) Processes adopted to introduce the management model Institutional Arrangements Management Arrangements Revenue Sharing Arrangement Challenges Way Forward
Introduction – facts about 3-DWSS• Largest community-managed water supply scheme• Constructed in 2008• Total funding – USD 11.062 M GoG - $4.312M; DFID- $4,500M; DANIDA - $2.25M • Serves 129 communities and 18 institutions with a total population of 115,092• Beneficiary Districts: Dangme West -31 communitiesDangme East – 57 communitiesNorth Tongu – 41 communities
Map of Ghana
Capacity of the system• A system with 100% Slow Sand Filtration installation
with capacity of 3,600 cubic metres per day• Eight high level tanks with total capacity of 1,450
cubic metres• A network of pipelines of between 50mm and 250mm
in diameter of a length of up to 400km.• A total of 235 public standpipes; 65 institutional
standpipes with 2 spouts per standpipe• System connected to national power grid and with a
standby generator.
Management Model for O&MThe adopted Management Model is Community-
Private Partnership (CPP)The choice was based on: Principle of NCWSP – beneficiaries of water services
responsible for O&M The complexity of the water scheme The large number of beneficiary communities Ownership rights – multiple Districts and
communities.
Introduction of the Model- Processes Series of stakeholder workshops and durbars to
explain reasons for choice of Model Conscious effort to involve all relevant politicians –
MPs, Assembly members Training of CBOs (WSDB, WATSANs) and DAs on
their roles and responsibilities DAs and WSDB involved in the processes for the
engagement of the Private Partner
Institutional Arrangement Refer to presentation in word file
Management Arrangements PSO engaged by the WSDB and the DAs under a 5
year management contract for O&M.
PSO collects revenue for water use directly from Vendors – and not WATSANs.
PSO lodges all revenue in a WSDB Escrow account.
distribution of revenue is then made to various accounts by a standing order.
Revenue Sharing Arrangement – standpipes Type of Account Purpose Percentage of Revenue
PSO’s Management Fee Full cost of O&M incl. Water quality tests
70
WSDB Allowances, maintenance of WSDB office
2
Replacement Additional investment and major repairs/replacement of parts
3
Sanitation Hygiene and sanitation promotion
2
WATSANs O&M of facilities within communities
3
Vendors Commission on total sale of water at standpipe
20
Challenges of the Partnership Irregular reporting of activities of the PSO to the DAs
and the WSDB. Limited capacity of the WSDB and DAs to supervise
the activities of the PSO. WSDB and WATSANs are not accounting to
communities on regular basis. Delays in the payment of bills by government
institutions. Inadequate information flow among key stakeholders.
Way Forward Need for a WSDB with requisite technical and
financial capabilities. Alternatively WSDB to co-opt people with requisite
expertise to review financial and technical reports of PSO.
The need to streamline information flow – to promote accountability and transparency – make use of community radio.