The Nirnova experience: how to customise WSS measures at inter-municipal scale, Pierre HENRY de VILLENEUVE

1. SELECTED MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION FOR PARTICIPATIVE RIVER BASIN
MANAGEMENT PLANNING:
A MASTER PLAN FOR THE INTER-LOCALITY
ASSOCIATION IN THE NIRNOVA BASIN:
HOW TO CUSTOMISE AND BOOST WSS
MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION
PRESENTATION OF KEY ISSUES FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT BY PIERRE
HENRY de VILLENEUVE (OIEAU) EU MEMBER STATE CONSORTIUM (AUSTRIA,
FRANCE) AND SVETLANA DUCA (SWE)
19 November 2020

2. MUNICIPAL FINANCE IN THE EAP COUNTRIES (EU WS)

3. MUNICIPAL FINANCE IN THE EAP COUNTRIES (EU WS)

4. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND LOCALIZATION :
18 LOCALITIES CONCERNED
Moldova two
hydrographic basins
Nirnova sub-basin
9 localities in Nisporeni
9 localities in Hincesti
2 Rayons
1 first inter-locality association
dedicated to WSS in the near future?

5. D1 - SITUATION ANALYSIS REGARDING DRINKING WATER
SUPPLY
D2 - SITUATION ANALYSIS REGARDING
SANITATION AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT
D3 - ZONING OF THE PRIORITY AREAS TO BE
COVERED BY COLLECTIVE DRINKING WATER
SUPPLY AND WATER SANITATION SOLUTIONS
D4 - A DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND
SANITATION MASTER PLAN AT NIRNOVA
BASIN SCALE
D5 - A PROPOSITION OF CONTRACT
OF DELEGATION TO MANAGE AND
DEVELOP THE WSS SERVICES
MAIN OUTPUTS targeted in
the Master plan:

6. Analysis of Water Supply Options
AA0 Option AA1 Option
AA2 Option AA3 Option

7. Analysis of Sanitation Options
Centralized Option 1 (7
clusters)
Centralized Option 2 (3 clusters ) Centralized Option 3 (4 clusters)
Option 0 –
descentralized
(29 Clusters)
Each locality a
WWTP

8. Water
customers
Operator
Subscription
contract for
water
services
Transfer of
Competences
Command/
Contract
Information
Feed back
Water
price
Invoices
control
Association of
localities
18 Localities
Information
Complaints
Proposed scheme for WSS management by the
association of localities in the Nirnova basin
New
legal
public
entity

9. PROPOSED GOVERNANCE OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES FOR
WSS SERVICES
18 Municipalities
member of the
Association
2 full delegates
2 substitute delegates
Appoint
Governance
Committee
• 18 members
• 2 meetings/year
Sit
Commissions
• Working group
• Technical,
financial,…
Elect
Bureau
• 3-5 members
• 5 meetings/year
Elect

10. TYPICAL MINIMAL ORGANISATION
OF THE ASSOCIATION
10
General Manager
President
Admin/Financial
Legal/
Communication
Technical/ Asset
management
HR
Public tendering
Budget preparation
financial
management
Reporting
communication with
population,
Legal management
of assets
Operator monitoring
Investment planning
Construction of new
assets
Asset management

11. Reform needed to allow the gathering of localities in an
association to build a more efficient order maker body for
WSS services development
Need of to develop a functional model in the pilot basin
and upscaling in a capacity building program targeting
both target: mayors/association of decision makers for a
professional governance and operators for efficient WSS
services delivery
FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION

12. Thank you for your attention!
Open for comments and questions
Please feel free to contact the EUWI+ team:
IOWater, France: p.hendy-de-villeneuve@oieau.fr (RBMPlanning), c.dechelette@oieau.fr
(Stakeholders’ involvement), p.haener@oieau.fr (data management)