Dafili Gravity Water Supply Scheme

Finn WASH-BG Programme

Outline Enabling Environment Location and Facts About the Project Initiation & Application Process Socio-economic and Tariff Study Engineering Design & Approval Funding Agreement, Transfer & Implementation Actual Project Cost Inauguration Ceremony Other Uses Challenges Way forward

Enabling EnvironmentProclamation 71/2008 has been issued For point sources, WASHCOs have to be formed to construct

and manage them. For more complex schemes, WUAs have to be formed to

manage schemes

Regulations necessary to implement the Proclamation

Drafted by the WMERDB

Demand from CommunitiesSufficient source

Location and Facts about the Scheme

Location Jigda Silassie Kebele of Mandura Woreda 25 kms north west GBFacts Water Source: Dafili Springs Total yield: 2.5l/s Water quality : Potable (as tested by WWO staff) Coverage: 324 HHs in five Gotts (villages) of Dafili sub-Kebele Present users: Humans= 1782 : Cattle heads= 1398

Initiation & Application ProcessInitiated by the communities 5 villages formed a WASHCO each 5 WASHCOs formed a WUA Each village contributed ETB 1000.00

WUA Saving account in BGCSI Deposited ETB5000.00 Applied for CDF support Desk and field appraisals were conducted WSC approved the project

Socio-economic and Tariff Study

Will be presented by Mike

Engineering Design & Approval Prepared by TA Team and WWO Staff Scheme components A spring capping structure (1.5 l/s) A 50 m3 capacity sandwich reservoir 5 public fountains 5 wash stands 3 cattle troughs 3 shower units (2 of them having 4 rooms and 1 having 2 rooms) 1.627 kms pipe line (GS & HDPE) Estimated cost ETB665, 393.84 Assessed by PMC and approved by Board

Funding Agreement, Transfer & Implementation

Funding agreement signed WUA opened a CDF accountFund transfer WSC CDF account to WUA CDF account CDF guidelineProcurement Goods and services were procured by the WUAConstruction & supervision April, 2011 Locally trained Artisans WWO staffs September, 2011

Actual Project Cost Total project cost = ETB 810,000 Communities contributed = ETB 90,000 (11.11%) Supplied local materials (stone, sand, wooden poles, etc) Provided unskilled laboro Trench excavation o Other necessary works

GoF contributed = ETB 720,000

Inauguration CeremonyInaugurated February 13, 2012

Other UsesBackyard gardeningVegetables, such as onions, potatoes,

cabbage, carrots, etc• Ensures the sustainability of the scheme

Challenges

Regulations not yet in place WUA didn’t obtain legal status

Non existence of the private sector in repair and maintenance

Rely on the Woreda Water Office

Way Forward

Put in place Regulations ASAPTrain local Artisans in repair and maintenance Develop payment guideline

Thank you