WASH 2011 conference: Larry James Skyjuice Foundation

1. WASH Conference MAY 2011 Alternatives to Public Sector Financing Looking Beyond Centralised Service Delivery Larry James Skyjuice Foundation May 2011 Skyjuice Foundation pure water for every child Larry James – WASH Brisbane May 2011.

3. 1.1 billion people are currently without access to clean drinking water, growing to 2.3 billion by 2015Water treatment Membrane technology

4. Presentation overview Global issue of safe affordable potable water & sanitation Why we need a realistic plan for the provision of safe drinking water…i.e., closing the gap between rich and poor Lack of safe water = poverty Where is the real need – “Bottom of the Pyramid” Challenges and where do we start Concept solutions where new technologies are being utilised Applications and some case studies of for cost and delievery options

5. An urgent ethical and moral issue of global proportions Over 1.1 billion people in the world using potentially unsafe water supplies. This requires establishing new water supply services for about 375,000 people each day until 2015. Centralized water & wastewater solutions have proven too expensive and cannot hope to address the issue. Is there a role for safe, reliable & simple decentralised solutions ?

6. The “Bottom of the Pyramid” – The next 4 Billion Source: World Resouces Institute, Published 2007

8. 1 2 3 4 Lets examine the “cost” issue from a new perspective Decentralised Low cost potable water and sanitation solutions need to support people in remote areas as well as peri-urban regions Implement suitable but low-cost technology Emergency short term can become medium term Sustainable design suitable for community ownership models & Safe Water Enterprise (SWE’s) micro finance Plant has to be simple to operate and proven reliable Cost & Pricing Challenges

9. The case for centralised networks ADVANTAGES Controlled and regulated CAPEX expenditure. High level of public safety and integrity. Uniform service outcomes for all. Regulated supply and “hygienic” Revenue stream can be captured the assist with ongoing operations. “trusted” outputs and delivered free Lends itself to government( utility) control regulation and management. DISADVANTAGES Delays in donor funding and access to donor funds, donor obligations Ability of user to pay and collection of revenue from customer base. Allocations of treatment cost vs. pipes i.e., 80/20 % expenditure split Lengthy period for approval, construction and commissioning. Most solutions are site specific and application specific. Allocation of headworks/connection fees and ongoing cost and consumption fees Vandalism, Water theft and operability.

11. Can offer “disinfection” capability

12. Low capital cost – affordable on a per capita basis

13. More importantly must have a low operating cost

14. Simple to operate and maintain

15. Preferably use no power for processing/filtration

16. No chemicals coagulants required

17. No backwash with toxics, spent chemicals

18. Lightweight, preferably rugged construction

19. Preferably could be manufactured in developing countries

20. Long service life no need for consumables or service backup

21. Low skills required for operation

22. Does not require automation and controls (manual operation)

24. Typical Costs for Potable SWE’s Small village installations range from as low as US $5000. However, it is not unusual for more substantial installations to cost upwards of USD $100,000. Some systems are supplying 20 litres of “safe” water daily for < $1 USD PA.

25. Small Water Enterprises- Decentralised Potable water

26. Examples of distributed decentralised solutions :Skyhydrant Low cost, lightweight housing, 18 kg No power required. Gravity fed and manual “spin” backwash. (no liquid or air) Uses oxidant tolerant module PvdF Single ended “dead end” filtration Flow is water quality dependant (500 to1000 liters per hour) Designed to supply 500 -1000 people per day per membrane module Most surface water supplies can be used (non brackish) . No pretreatment required Scalable design for larger capacities Targets “critical” W.H.O. parameters SkyHydrant is a patented device

28. 2 Crisis, Emergency & Disaster : Skyhydrant emergency supply

29. SkyTower project for ASIAWATER India – May 2009 70 schools 2009-2010 Cambodia Laos India

30. SkyTower self assembly – shipped in kit form (4 hours) START FINISH

31. 6 AQUHUB - packaged micro financed community water

32. Slide prepared courtesy of David Maina- Pureflow Kenya

33. Slide prepared courtesy of David Maina- Pureflow Kenya

34. Slide prepared courtesy of David Maina- Pureflow Kenya

35. Dhaka - Community Ownership model (Korail Slums) System: 1 units serves approx. 500 800 liters/hr production Civil structure designed 8 person sit-down service area Units sponsored by Siemens Bangladesh

36. Case 4 - Philippines - The “mobile water vendor” One unit to serve 10 villages within a 25 Km radius Local operator moves Skyjuice unit on motorbike Sets up unit for village to fill water bottles Fee for service

37. Case 5 – Various emergency and disaster response scenarios Cyclones, Floods, Hurricanes and Tsunami response Bangladesh Pakistan (1 & 2) Oman Mexico Peru Indonesia Vietnam Burma China Haiti Chile

38. Burma 2009

39. Case 6 Refugee camps , IDP camps and medium term potable plants Sri Lanka >150,000 EP - 4 camps Pakistan > 10 installations

40. Case 7 – Dedicated medium term IDP potable plants 25,000 EP Facility Partner : IOM = International Office of Migration Sri Lanka 2009 = 30 unit installation - 1 IDP camp

41. Case 8 - Partner projects , Siemens Stiftung, Veoliaforce, Rotary, Nova Arche, OXFAM, World Vision, Asia Water, One Water

42. Veolia Aquaforce 500 System – Skyjuice Partner

43. Case 9 - Potable water for schools, clinics and hospitals - collaborative partnerships Regional Partners have included: UNEP, OXFAM, World Vision, W.H.O. , Samaritans Purse, Asia Water, Rotary Over 150 installations: East Timor Guatemala Cambodia Nepal Fiji India Tanzania Uganda Sri Lanka Philippines Indonesia – Multiple towns

44. SKYJUICE Since 1996 … Over 850 units supplied in over 42 countries Pure water from 50 cents per person per year (20 litres /day) Over 20 partners Working at the bottom of the pyramid

45. Together we can change lives…today . The Skyjuice Foundation is an incorporated non profit charity based in Australia. It is not a commercial organisation

46. Thank you www.skyjuice.com.au Larry James Director Skyjuice Foundation Incorporated Mobile: +61 418 156617 larryrjames@gmail.com .