The document summarizes events related to World Water Day held on March 22nd. It discusses events held by various Caribbean water utilities to celebrate and raise awareness about water issues. Specifically, it discusses events held by the Water Authority of the Cayman Islands, DOWASCO in Dominica, and inauguration of a solar photovoltaic project partnership between the Barbados Water Authority and the United Arab Emirates. It also provides information on chlorine safety workshops hosted by CAWASA and the Chlorine Institute in Saint Lucia. The overarching theme of World Water Day 2019 was "leaving no one behind" and ensuring access to water and sanitation for all.
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The Caribbean region is highly prone to climate hazards and has a history of being adversely impacted by weather related events, resulting in significant losses and damages.
Most of the Caribbean islands lie within the North Atlantic “hurricane belt,” with the major climatic events affecting the region being tropical depressions and cyclones, which generate strong winds, and rainstorms that cause flooding, landslides, and storm surges.
CAWASA E-source Newsletter January - March 2018CAWASA
http://www.cawasa.org - This is the January - March 2018 version of the Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Newsletter.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. January to March 2018
Hurricane Maria Recovery in
Dominica
2017: A Year of Accomplishments
and Challengesl – Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 2 - 4
13th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers
- Page 5
Successful 2-day Seminar for BWA Staff– Page 5
5th Water Operators’ Conference in Dominica - Page 6
Web-based Operator Certification Exams - Page 7
BWA Personal Water Tank Programme - Page 8
Cayman Islands Laboratory Accreditation
Renewed – Page 9
NAWASA Launches School Community Water
Storage Project - Page 10
NURC Launches Website - Page 11
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http://www.cawasa.org - In this Issue of the e-magazine:
Editorial – Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 3 - 6
CWWA Conference T&T 2016 - Pages 7 - 8
Managing Non-Revenue Water - Pages 10 - 11
Trough Damage Repaired in SVG! - Page 9
Not Just Another Day at Work - Pages 13 -16
The Great Bottled Water Debate - Pages 2, 12 and 17
Asia’s fight over fresh water! - Page 17
CAWASA Inc. e-Source Magazine July - September 2015 | Caribbean Water And Sew...CAWASA
Caribbean Water Operators provide absolutely essential services across the region. But they are so down-to-earth and close to the
ground that they often go un-noticed. Remembered mainly in cases of emergency, they fix the nation’s water problems so quickly and
efficiently. They come and go in communities affected by water problems and quickly fix pipes and fittings to restore the flow of this
important source, without any waste of time – or water. The region’s water operators are accustomed to going hardly noticed. But they
were recently again reminded of their prime place in the water sector – at the very top.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. July-September 2015
Water in the 23 Agenda for Sustainable Development Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News Page 3
Troubled Water! Page 7
Water is Indeed Life! Page 11
BNTF Funds Saint Lucia Water Page 11
GIZ Assists NAWASA Page 12
Caribbean Braces for Possible Worst Drought Ever! Page 13
CAWASA Congratulates New Guyana Water CEO Page 13
Cawasa e source newsletter - 3rd Quarter 2014CAWASA
www.cawasa.org - In this issue of the e-Source Newsletter:
Editorial and Secretariat News Page 2
Regional Rainwater Harvesting Forum Pages 3 |
Caribbean attends German Water-loss Forum Page 5 |
Meet the new CAWASA Executive Director Pages 6 and 7 | Engaging the Media for Change Page8 |
Member Utility News - Page 9 |
EU Helping Water Company Page 10 | World Water and Children- Page 12
Covering Natural Disaster Losses for Water Utilities - An insurance mutual fo...CAWASA
The Caribbean region is highly prone to climate hazards and has a history of being adversely impacted by weather related events, resulting in significant losses and damages.
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http://www.cawasa.org - This is the January - March 2018 version of the Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Newsletter.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. January to March 2018
Hurricane Maria Recovery in
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CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 2 - 4
13th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers
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Successful 2-day Seminar for BWA Staff– Page 5
5th Water Operators’ Conference in Dominica - Page 6
Web-based Operator Certification Exams - Page 7
BWA Personal Water Tank Programme - Page 8
Cayman Islands Laboratory Accreditation
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NAWASA Launches School Community Water
Storage Project - Page 10
NURC Launches Website - Page 11
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http://www.cawasa.org - In this Issue of the e-magazine:
Editorial – Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 3 - 6
CWWA Conference T&T 2016 - Pages 7 - 8
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Trough Damage Repaired in SVG! - Page 9
Not Just Another Day at Work - Pages 13 -16
The Great Bottled Water Debate - Pages 2, 12 and 17
Asia’s fight over fresh water! - Page 17
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Caribbean Water Operators provide absolutely essential services across the region. But they are so down-to-earth and close to the
ground that they often go un-noticed. Remembered mainly in cases of emergency, they fix the nation’s water problems so quickly and
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were recently again reminded of their prime place in the water sector – at the very top.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. July-September 2015
Water in the 23 Agenda for Sustainable Development Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News Page 3
Troubled Water! Page 7
Water is Indeed Life! Page 11
BNTF Funds Saint Lucia Water Page 11
GIZ Assists NAWASA Page 12
Caribbean Braces for Possible Worst Drought Ever! Page 13
CAWASA Congratulates New Guyana Water CEO Page 13
Cawasa e source newsletter - 3rd Quarter 2014CAWASA
www.cawasa.org - In this issue of the e-Source Newsletter:
Editorial and Secretariat News Page 2
Regional Rainwater Harvesting Forum Pages 3 |
Caribbean attends German Water-loss Forum Page 5 |
Meet the new CAWASA Executive Director Pages 6 and 7 | Engaging the Media for Change Page8 |
Member Utility News - Page 9 |
EU Helping Water Company Page 10 | World Water and Children- Page 12
Batting Over Bottled Water Presentation [Ethics and Values Management]Aman Deng
1>BATTLING OVER BOTTLED WATER
Group Members:
Mahmud Ali G1326732
Aman Deng G1328408
Hamdi Omar G1325544
Naemah Roeti G1333964
Maha Mahmoud G1321578
Jihan Ali G1329694
2>Brief history of Nestlé's water battles in Michigan
In North America, bottled water companies like Nestlé Waters have been able to secure control over underground aquifers and streams by taking advantage of an outdated patch work of regulatory regimes.
Nestlé bottling plant in Mecosta started pumping 130 gallons of water every minute from the spring when they started, with plans to increase that to 400 gallons per minute, or about 262 million gallons a year.
Some local people were thrilled to have job opportunities, some however were not so much. They were concerned about the effects of pumping excessive amount of water.
3>Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC), a local Mecosta group filed suit contesting Nestlé's right to the spring's waters. MCWC ended its ten-year battle against Nestlé/Ice Mountain in 2009 and won.
Nestlé agreed to lower its spring pumping in Mecosta earlier in the spring during fish spawning and continue low pumping during the summer months to protect the already stressed stream and lake.
4>Question 1:Should people in Michigan be concerned about how, and by whom, the state’s ground water is used?
To survive all the living creatures need water. From trees to animals to insects, all need water to live.
If the ground water level of a place goes down trees will not be able to get water to grow, which will eventually lead the place to desert. As a result of that that area will become unsuitable for living.
5>In Michigan, Nestle planned to pump 400+ gallons of water per minute from the springs.
Pumping excessive water may and would lead to groundwater depletion or long-term water level depletion.
In long run dried up lands of Michigan would not be able to sustain trees or forests and living creatures in. Eventually it would lead to drought.
Which is why Michigan citizens had and still have all the rights to be concerned about how and by whom the state's ground is used. Their very sustainability depends on it.
6>Question 2 What issues of justice does this case raise?Identify and explain three
ethical issues in the case :
It is unfair to the resident and environment because Nestle is using their water supply without limitation and that may affect them in the future which will lead to water shortage, and they are the one who will be affected directly.
In addition, exporting of water could possibly damage American Indian Tribes fishery.
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In this Issue January to June 2013 | Vols. 1 & 2 (Special Edition) Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc.
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Bottled Water quality being assessed for approval Page 15
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“Of all that is good sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.” ~ Lao Tzu
International Union for Conservation of Nature World Parks Congress 2014 - Is...Graciela Mariani
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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Batting Over Bottled Water Presentation [Ethics and Values Management]Aman Deng
1>BATTLING OVER BOTTLED WATER
Group Members:
Mahmud Ali G1326732
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Hamdi Omar G1325544
Naemah Roeti G1333964
Maha Mahmoud G1321578
Jihan Ali G1329694
2>Brief history of Nestlé's water battles in Michigan
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Nestlé bottling plant in Mecosta started pumping 130 gallons of water every minute from the spring when they started, with plans to increase that to 400 gallons per minute, or about 262 million gallons a year.
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3>Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC), a local Mecosta group filed suit contesting Nestlé's right to the spring's waters. MCWC ended its ten-year battle against Nestlé/Ice Mountain in 2009 and won.
Nestlé agreed to lower its spring pumping in Mecosta earlier in the spring during fish spawning and continue low pumping during the summer months to protect the already stressed stream and lake.
4>Question 1:Should people in Michigan be concerned about how, and by whom, the state’s ground water is used?
To survive all the living creatures need water. From trees to animals to insects, all need water to live.
If the ground water level of a place goes down trees will not be able to get water to grow, which will eventually lead the place to desert. As a result of that that area will become unsuitable for living.
5>In Michigan, Nestle planned to pump 400+ gallons of water per minute from the springs.
Pumping excessive water may and would lead to groundwater depletion or long-term water level depletion.
In long run dried up lands of Michigan would not be able to sustain trees or forests and living creatures in. Eventually it would lead to drought.
Which is why Michigan citizens had and still have all the rights to be concerned about how and by whom the state's ground is used. Their very sustainability depends on it.
6>Question 2 What issues of justice does this case raise?Identify and explain three
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It is unfair to the resident and environment because Nestle is using their water supply without limitation and that may affect them in the future which will lead to water shortage, and they are the one who will be affected directly.
In addition, exporting of water could possibly damage American Indian Tribes fishery.
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It is stated by MCWC contends that the water itself is a public resource. It is resident’s right to use the water for long term for drinking, boating, swimming, or anything else rather than transport the water to other distant land for other use that is why they should shorten the lease into acceptable period whi
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In this Issue January to June 2013 | Vols. 1 & 2 (Special Edition) Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc.
Secretariat News Page 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
Dominica launches US$7.4 million water project Page 8
2013 World Water Day Feature Pages 10 - 12
Rate Increases with Popular Participation Page 13
150,000-gallon tank to provide daily ‘life
water’ to 3,000 Page 14
Bottled Water quality being assessed for approval Page 15
*******************************************************
CAWASA Secretariat News Pages 2 and 3
Cayenne hosted successful 11th Water Week Pages 3 and 4
Pure Water Page 5
2013 World Water Day Feature Pages 6, 7 and 10
Caribbean Water Operators Networked and
Competed in Antigua Pages 8 and 9 A Tribute to Mr. Denis Yearwood Page 11
At the project inception in February 2009, Generation Power and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), which commissioned this study, set the following goals:
1. Conduct physical water audits of at least 120 LAUSD school campuses, including water fixture counts, analysis of makes and models of toilets, and analysis of irrigation controllers and field conditions.
2. Develop an ongoing technical and media force for water conservation and campus sustainability.
3. Develop the organizational, technical, and knowledge capacity to have a significant and ongoing impact on water usage within the LAUSD.
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IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS 2014 HIGHLIGHTS
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Among the many water-related challenges worldwide, the crisis of scarcity, deteriorating water quality, the linkages between water and food security, and the need for improved governance are the most significant in the context of gender differences in access to and control over water resources.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of goals to end poverty and hunger and sustain the environment.
Drafted by 70 nations and currently being discussed in the UN General Assembly, these goals will guide social policy and investments for decades to come.
The International Water Management Institute believes that the key to the goals being achieved lies in how they approach water management.
We worked with managers and researchers from the institute and the institute’s partners to write the 56-page booklet: On Target for People and Planet: Setting and Achieving Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals.
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action to make a difference.
Owing to several years of engagement in the water sector, Ambuja Cement Foundation took the initiative to commemorate World Water Day 2017 by hosting ‘A participatory dialogue on cocreating
water positive communities - Exploring Synergies, Sharing Solutions’ where 4th Wheel Social Impact was the knowledge partner.
Water Sustainability Summit What will it take Get in the gr.docxjessiehampson
Water Sustainability Summit
What will it take?
Get in the groups
that you were in last time
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“the use of water that supports the ability of human society to endure and flourish into the indefinite future without undermining the integrity of the hydrological cycle or the ecological systems that depend on it.”
Sounds good.
What’s Gleick’s own critique of this?
“By itself, however, it is too general to offer guidance for water managers, planners, and scientists.
To make decisions about how to allocate and use water resources, other goals and criteria need to be identified.”
We Start with Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
Gleick, P (1998). Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainability. Ecological Applications, 8(3): 571-579
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Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
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Gleick, P (1998). Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainability. Ecological Applications, 8(3): 571-579
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His seven criteria sound pretty good too. Are we done?
Is this all it takes?
How prioritize these recommendations?
Is this the best way to frame it?
How do his recommendations compare to those found in the other readings?
Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
Why do you think this particular article was assigned for everyone to read instead of one of the other 5?
What does water “consciousness” mean?
How do the recommendations in this article compare to Gleick’s?
What ideology is represented in this article?
Discuss…
Clarke - On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
Clarke, T (2008). On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles, in Lohan, T, ed., Water Consciousness. AlterNet Books. Pp. 161-167
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Eight Movement Building Principles
Water Integrity
Treat water with reverence and respect
Water Commons
Water must be available to all people and nature
Resist commodification of water
Water Sovereignty
Local communities must be able to control their watersheds
Water Equity
Justice and equity favor public water supply systems
Water Conservation
Use only what we need
Water Quality
Protect ecosystems and human health
Water Security
Prevent water conflicts
Water Democracy
The people become the guardians of water via grassroots, bottom-up activities
Clarke - On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
Do you subscribe to this conclusion?
Clarke, T (2008). On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles, in Lohan, T, ed., Water Consciousness. AlterNet Books. Pp. 161-167.
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The National Water and Sewerage of Authority (NAWASA) in
Grenada has hit the ground preparing the public for the adverse
effect of the drying season on water supply. This water conservation
campaign is led by the NAWASA’s General Manager supported by his
Team NAWASA which includes Mrs. Jamila Samuel, Communications
Supervisor, Mr. Joel Thomas, Manager, Transmission and Distribution
Department, Engineer Mr. Damian Bruno and Valve Operator, Mr.
Alexis Penny.
NAWASA’s message for the dry season is STORE, STORE, STORE,
35 gallons of water, per person, per day for minimum of 3 days.
Team NAWASA has taken the campaign to the public and private
sector including the high command of the Royal Grenada Police, the
Fire Service Department and the Grenada Prison Service.
Team NAWASA has also engaged the Board of Directors of the
Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA) to discuss the
development of the water sector in the south particularly as it relates
to the dry season.
During the meeting with the hoteliers, the General Manager,
Mr. Husbands shared information on two of NAWASA’s major
concessionary funding projects that will address the challenges being
faced by their consumers within the next two years - Grenada’s water
project entitled: Climate-Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)
to the tune of EC $125 Million and the UK CIF 40 million dollar project.
On March 22, Caribbean water utilities joined the rest of the
world to observe World Water Day.
The United Nations declared the observance of an annual
World Day for Water 26 years ago, to create more awareness for
sustainable management of freshwater resources.
World Water Day is today part of a global campaign to provide
clean water for everyone. It is also a day for better understanding
the value of water, to engage in self-reflection and to find ways
to preserve it and turn those intentions into action.
Leaving no one behind is this year’s theme, a timely reminder
of the UN’s sustainable development goal No. 6: “Ensure
availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation
for all.”
We are also reminded that access to water is deemed a Human
Right by the United Nations, but the stark reality of access to
water as a human right falls terribly short.
It is estimated that nearly 700 million people do not have access
to safe drinking water, while 2.4 billion people lack access to
reliable sanitation.
Whilst most countries in the Caribbean have made very good
progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal
6 (SDG 6) target of water for all by 2030 by attaining over 90
percent access, the Caribbean has had significant reductions in
availability of fresh water resources.
During this year’s commemoration of World Water Day,
regional utilities seized the opportunity to educate young
people about the fundamental sacredness of water for all and
the importance of science and technology to addressing the
increasingly complex environmental issues that will face our
world in the future.
In this edition of E-Source, we have captured some highlights
of World Water Day events held by our member-utilities.
We all connect with water multiple times a day and therefore
water deserves a celebration every day.
We therefore move a lifelong toast to this incredible compound
that gives us life and sustains our planet.
By saying Thank You to water, we are helping to connect with
and protect Water For All.
Above all, we salute the people who work night and day, 24/7
and for 365 days and 12 months per year, to ensure that we all
have access to reliable and safe water supplies, from source to
our taps.
Big-up Water!
Thank You,
Water!
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In 2010 the United Nations recognised
access to safe and clean drinking water
as a human right, but more than two
billion people worldwide are still living
without. Here in Cayman, where reverse
osmosis ensures our fresh water supply,
Water Authority Cayman is joining this
year’s World Water Day call to leave no
one behind.
“The Water Authority’s objective and
mission is to ensure that we have clean,
safe, potable water accessible to all of
our population,” said Water Authority Director Gelia Frederick-
van Genderen.
Ms. Frederick-van Genderen told Cayman 27 supplying water
to 18,500 Grand Cayman-based customers requires considerable
infrastructure.
“We have about 480 km of pipeline, and we have a storage
capacity of about almost 63,000 m³, four pumping stations, and
our production capacity has about 23,000 m³ per day,” said Ms.
Frederick-van Genderen.
The Water Authority produces its fresh water by abstracting
sea water from the ground, in a process called reverse osmosis,
but Ms. Frederick-van Genderen says that’s not to say it’s
unimportant to practice good environmental stewardship.
“If we have contamination of our abstraction wells, we could
have more issues and more expense to ensure that the water is
clean,” she explained.
That’s where laboratory technologist Jerry Banks and the
staff of the Water Authority’s accredited lab come in, running a
plethora of scientific tests to ensure Cayman’s tap water meets
the grade.
“I get great satisfaction knowing that when I go home and get
a glass of water, I helped contribute to that, you know. There’s
two-billion-plus people on this earth that doesn’t have that luxury
of having a clean glass of water when they turn the tap on,” said
Mr. Banks.
“We have to keep up with the growth in population,” said
Ms. Frederick-van Genderen.
She told Cayman 27 meeting the challenge of future demand
for clean, safe water requires foresight.
“It takes years to construct the infrastructure and have it
ready, so we have to make a prediction or a forecast based on
the information that is available, population growth,” said Ms.
Frederick-van Genderen
And that’s something she says the Water Authority is actively
undertaking.
The Water Authority owns five reverse osmosis plants, four
in Grand Cayman and one in Cayman Brac
World Water DayCelebrated by the Water Authority of the Cayman Islands
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World Water Day
observed by DOWASCO
DOWASCO hosted not one but 2 exhibitions on March
22, World Water Day; one was held at the forecourt of the
Windsor Park Stadium and another at the Portsmouth
Office.
Several schools attended the exhibitions. The events were
supported by Dominica’s Forestry, Wild Life and Parks Divi-
sion: Environmental Education Unit, and the Dominica Meteo-
rological Services.
The exhibition highlighted the importance of Dominica’s fresh
water resource and various operational processes involved in the
delivery of potable water to the public – from source to tap.
DOWASCO also hosted a town hall meeting at the University
of the West Indies (UWI) School of Continuing Studies on Thurs-
day 21st March, 2019. A presentation of the development of the
local water sector was delivered by historian, Dr. Lennox Honey-
church and General Manager of DOWASCO, Bernard Ettinoffe.
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GWOPA celebrated a decade of bringing operators together to help one another at its
11th annual International Steering Committee meeting held on March 27 – 28 in Madrid.
Representatives from all regions and sectors of the alliance were present at this annual
gathering to provide UN-Habitat with guidance for supporting GWOPA’s work.
The Alliance was founded in 2009 after the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board
on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) recommended such a mechanism to help the world’s
public water utilities improve and extend access to water and sanitation services. Ten
years on, Water Operators’ Partnerships - a unique partnering approach in which strong
utilities help their peers on a not-for-profit basis – have expanded significantly, with over
320 partnerships on record and a growing number of countries, development banks and
other development organizations adopting the approach.
UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, who is also Chair of the Committee, congratulated
the Alliance for its decade of achievements and thanked the Government of Spain, City
of Barcelona, the Government of Netherlands (DGIS), OPEC Fund for International
Development (OFID), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Energy
of Abu Dhabi for their financial support to this collective effort to strengthen utilities’
capacity to deliver safe essential services to all and help achieve the SDGs.
A key decision at the meeting was to open a competitive bid for Hosting the GWOPA
Secretariat for a further 5-year period in order to implement the GWOPA 2019- 2023
Strategic Plan. A call for Expressions of Interest to host this UN office will be opened
to all UN member states in the coming months. Furthermore, the Committee members
welcomed the endorsement of GWOPA’s new 5-year strategy with view to ensuring
that, 1. WOPs are scaled up and 2. WOPs are effectively supporting operator capacity
to realize the SDGs to the benefit of all. To bolster this strategic transition, ISC members
agreed that a GWOPA Governance Task Force will be established to oversee the review
and revision of the GWOPA Charter.
Cari-WOP was represented by Mr. Ignatius Jean, Executive Director of the CAWASA.
Cari-WOP is the regional platform for WOPs in the Caribbean and is embedded under
the larger geographical WOP platform for Latin America and the Caribbean (WOP-
LAC). The permanent Secretariat of Cari-WOP is co-hosted by the two professional water
associations in the region: CAWASA and CWWA.
GWOPA’s Annual International Steering Committee Meeting
On Friday, March 22, at 1000 a.m., the inauguration ceremony for the
United Arab Emirates Solar Photovoltaic Project took take place at the
Barbados Water Authority's Bowmanston,pumping station in St John.
In January 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government launched
a US $50 million Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund at its International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Conference. The fund was established
to assist Caribbean Small Island Developing States to promote the increase
use of renewable energy within their countries.
Through a number of its Ministries, the Government of Barbados
submitted five project proposals to the UAE for funding and in November
2011 an agreement was signed between the UAE Government and the
Government of Barbados, which awarded BOS $7milion in grant funding
from the UAE through MASDAR lor two of the project proposals submitted
by the Barbados Water Authority.
Those projects were for the supply and installation of a 5OOkw ground
mounted solar photovoltaic farm on 1.5 acres of land adjacent to the
Bowmanston pumping station; and the supply and installation of a 350 kw
solar photovoltaic carport at the Bridgetown sewage treatment plant.
As part of the agreement, the BWA has to fulfil the UAE MASDAR social
commitment which includes building awareness of renewable energy
projects within schools and communities; the involvement of women in
renewable energy; strengthening teachers in renewable energy education
& awareness, and as part of this aspect, the Lodge School was chosen for
the implementation of a renewable energy project, particularly given its
close proximity to the Bowmanston location and the easy adoption of the
students and teachers there for learning.
Inauguration Ceremony -
UAE/BWA Solar Photovoltaic Project
NAWASA G-CREWS PROJECT
NAWASA has a major concessionary funded project that will certainly
address the challenges of the dry season faced by our consumers within the
next two years.
NAWASA with the support of the German Agency for International
Cooperation (GIZ) will commence shortly with work under the Green
Climate Fund for Grenada’s water project entitled: Climate-Resilient Water
Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)
This transformational project valued at EC $125 Million is the single
largest investment in the island’s water sector to date, and will ensure that
there are significant upgrades to certain systems throughout the island with
the total budget financed as follows:
The Green Climate Fund – EC $105 million (Grant)
Government of Germany – EC $7.5 million (Grant)
Government of Grenada/NAWASA –EC $12.5 million (in kind and cash)
This MAJOR win presents a wonderful opportunity to comprehensively
mainstream and implement climate resilience throughout Grenada’s entire
national water sector addressing two main climate risks and vulnerabilities
of Grenada: freshwater availability and disaster preparedness.
Overall, we will see replacement of a number of aged infrastructure with
improvements in water quality and quantity and include:
• A new ground water programme, redrilling and rehabilitation of existing
wells
• New dam and storage tank at Les Avocat
• New dam, raw water storage reservoir and treated water storage tank at
Petite Etang.
• New storage tank and transmission lines for Mirabeau.
• New storage tank in Ahoma.
• New storage tank in Morne Rouge.
• Line replacement from Tivoli to the Town of Grenville
• New storage Tank for Chantilly, Vendomme Water System.
• New storage tank in Mt. Moritz and installation of new pipelines from
Vendomme to this storage Tank.
• New storage tank in Dr. Belle and associated pipelines from the Health
Center to Dr. Belle in Gouyave, St. John.
• New storage tank and associated pipelines in Mt. Craven, St. Patrick.
• New storage tank and associated pipelines in Diego Piece in St. Mark for
the Fountain Water System.
• New Storage Tank and transmission lines for the Tufton Hall Water
System.
We are working as we have finally received the support that we need to
make these challenges a thing of the past.
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CAWASA and The Chlorine Institute hosted
Safety Workshops in Saint Lucia
The Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association (CAWASA) and the
Chlorine Institute successfully hosted two training workshops for water
and sewerage operators from the Caribbean.
The training sessions were held at the Bay Gardens Inn, Rodney Bay and
at WASCO’s T.R. Theobalds Water Treatment Plant at Ciceron, Castries on
March 13 and 14, 2019.
The Chlorine Insitute members Raphael Fernandez (Allied Universal),
Ray Racha (Indian Springs Manufacturing), along with Robyn Brooks (CI
Staff) presented on chlorine properties, preparedness, the use of the A-kit,
and accidental mixing prevention.
Those in attendance came from Antigua (APUA), Barbados (BWA),
Dominica (DOWASCO), Grenada (NAWASA), St. Vincent and the
Grenadines (CWSA), and Saint Lucia (WASCO, WLBL, DBL, Sandals
Grande, Windjammer Landing, CHEMICO, St Lucia Fire Service, St Lucia
Red Cross); approximately 50 people attended over the two days of training.
All participants received a Chlorine Institute challenge coin, copies of
training presentations and certificates of completion, as well as Continuing
Education Credits.
The two workshops were preceded by an evening seminar on First Aid,
Medical Evaluation and Treatment for Chlorine Exposure presented by
Robyn Brooks of CI to the Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association
(SLMDA) on March 12, 2019 at the Auberge Seraphine Hotel.
The presentation, which drew an audience of 62 persons including 10
nurses and 52 medical doctors, was well-received.
Chlorine is a powerful disinfectant and bleaching agent, a toxic substance
that presents a number of hazards.
If proper precautions are not taken while working with or around pure
chlorine, serious injury -- or even death -- can result.
In order to prevent injury and to assist water utilities and their staff with
improving Occupational Health and Safety at the work place, CAWASA
partnered with the Chlorine Institute to host these training activities, which
is also the first Chlorine Institute event in the Caribbean.
The Chlorine Institute (CI), founded in 1924, is a technical trade association
that exists to support the chlor-alkali industry in advancing safe, secure,
environmentally compatible, and sustainable production, distribution, and
use of its mission chemicals.
The Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association (CAWASA) is an
association of Caribbean water utilities established to provide training
services, operator certification, institutional strengthening, and networking
for its members.
CI wants to remind everyone how important the distinction between bleach
versus chlorine is. Remember, bleach is NOT liquid chlorine! Here is an infographic
that highlights the main differences between the two substances:
BLEACH
CHLORINE
Chemical name:
sodium hypochlarite
Bleach ordor
Household use -
typically < 6%
aqueous solution
Inustrial use -
typically 10 - 30%
aqueous solution
Corrosive & irritant risk
Liquid at room
temperature
Chemical name:
chlorine
Strong, pungent
bleach-like odor
Industrial use -
shipped as compressed
liquefied gas
Lethal exposure risk
Gas at room
temperature and
atmospheric pressure
VERSUS
7. e-Source Page 7January to March 2019
CAWASA’s 6th Water
Operators Conference 2019
CAWASA’s 6th Water Operators Conference will be held at the Bay
Gardens Hotel in Saint Lucia from June 26-28, 2019 in collaboration
with host Utility, the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO).
The theme for this year’s conference: “Teaming with Water Operators:
Building Climate Resilient Water Utilities”. This is in partial fulfillment of
CAWASA’s contribution to the implementation of Component 5: Capacity
building and public education for climate resilience of the Regional
Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) for Governance and Climate Resilience
in the Water Sector in the Caribbean1
.
This is the first time that the conference will be held in Saint Lucia
and the WASCO Team plan to make it a memorable event. The
conference and exhibition venue is the Bay Gardens Hotel at Rodney
Bay. The water operators’ competition will be held at the WASCO
Sewerage Treatment Plant at Beausejour, Gros Islet.
Another first for the conference is a tour of some of WASCO’s
facilities and ongoing projects on the final day of the conference. This
includes visits to the Dennery North Water Treatment Plant, The
John Compton Dam and the T.R. Theobalds Water Treatment Plant.
The keynote speaker for the conference is Mr. Bernard Ettinoffe,
general manager of the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company
(DOWASCO).
The list of speakers will include operators from each of the member
utilities, as well as guest speakers from regional and international partners.
Photos of some guest speakers:
Mr. Bernard Ettinoffe
General Manager,
DOWASCO
Mr. Andrew Houlihan, Commissioner of Water
Treatment with ABC/C2EP
Ms. Mary Howell, Co-President, Backflow Management Inc (BMI)
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1
RSAP presented at the 14th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers Responsible for Water (HLF
14) at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition at
Montego Bay, October 9-10, 2018.
CAWASA at ABC Conference 2019
The Executive Director of CAWASA, Ignatius Jean, participated in the
Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) Conference 2019, held in
Savannah, Georgia, January 9-11. In attendance were over 100 participants
from public and private institutions across the United States and Canada
involved in training and education, certification and licensing.
ABC Innovation Certification Annual Conference is a forum for ABC
members to use their expertise in the water and wastewater industry to
share ideas, network with peers, and learn about current issues. This year
the presentations included educational standards, regulation, technology
and course delivery.
The conference highlight was the “train-the trainers” workshop which was
facilitated by the Mr. Joe McClary, chief executive officer of the International
Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). This inter-
active workshop provided insights and strategies to enhance adult learning,
identify and teach different personality types.
The ABC is an international
organization of environmental
control certifying authorities.
The ABC has designated
the CAWASA Inc as the
certifying authority for
the administration of its
environmental certification
programme in the Caribbean
region. As the regional Test
Administrator, CAWASA
is authorized to conduct
periodic inspection and
classification of the collection
and distribution systems of water and wastewater utilities and to administer
annual certification examinations for Operators/Analysts in the Caribbean
region.
On March 22, 2019, the Antigua Public Utilities Authority
(APUA) renamed the Shelby desalination plant in honour of
former Water Manager, the late Mr. Ivan Rodrigues, who passed
on June 9, 2018.
Mr. Rodrigues held the positions of Secretary on the Board of
the Directors of the Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association
(CAWASA), and Vice President of the Caribbean Water and
Wastewater Association (CWWA).
APUA Renames Shelby DeSal
Plant after Ivan Rodrigues
8. e-SourcePage 8 January to March 2019
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its
Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Department
(EHSD), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Commission, hosted the first meeting of the Governance Partnership
for the Global Environment Facility-funded Integrating Water, Land
and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing
States (GEF-IWEco) Project, on March 18-19, 2019, at the Bay Gardens
Hotel in Saint Lucia.
Mr. Jan Betlem, Project Manager of the IWEco outlined the project
components and the current status of the project implementation.
The Governance Partners proposed areas of contribution to IWEco
Component 3 Mandate, synergies, complementarity and expertise. The
Governance Partners include: CWWA, CAWASA, TNC, CARICOM,
CTO, GWP-C, CARPHA CNIRD, CATS, OECS, CLEAR.
This meeting sought to define approaches under the Project to
support “Strengthening of the policy, legislative and institutional
reforms and capacity building for Sustainable Land Management
(SLM), Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and
ecosystem services management, taking into consideration climate
change resilience building”.
IWEco Governance Partnership Meeting: March 18-19, 2019
The project, “Institutional and Organizational Strengthening of WASCO
Saint Lucia and Regional Water Utilities” which formally started on November
1, 2018, is progressing on schedule. The project team from Germany has already
completed three missions to Saint Lucia. This project is a Water Operator
Partnership (WOP) between Hamburg Wasser and WASCO, funded by the
GIZ under their Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS) programme.
It is being implemented through a joint venture between CONSULAQUA
Hamburg, which is a 100% subsidiary of Hamburg Wasser, the Water Utility
of Hamburg, Germany, and COMO Consult, also from Germany. The firms
VAG and SEWERIN are involved as sub-consultants for the project.
GIZ WASCO Technical Cooperation
The first mission last year was the kick off mission, the second mission in February
2019 focused on network management and the third mission focused on GIS and asset
management. During the third mission, a half day training workshop on Demand
Analysis and Forecasting was facilitated by project team leader, Mr. Jan W. Overbeek,
for middle managers and supervisory staff of various departments at WASCO.
The Regional component of the project will include training workshops for
senior operations personnel of WASCO, Saint Lucia, DOWASCO, Dominica,
NAWASA, Grenada, and CWSA, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The first of
these workshops is scheduled for July 1-5, 2019 in Saint Lucia. CAWASA is
responsible for coordinating the participation of regional water utilities.
9. e-Source Page 9January to March 2019
Householders will soon be getting help from the Barbados Water
Authority (BWA) to save money through special interest-free loans to
have water-saving devices installed.
And the days of business owners paying the same water rates as
householders will soon be over.
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mia Mottley, in the Financial
Statement And Budgetary Proposals on Wednesday, said Government
found it prudent to help people conserve water.
“We believe the Barbados Water Authority should make available,
interest-free loans for a 24-month period to allow those households that
want to change out their toilets, faucets and shower heads to water-
saving devices.” Mottley said a family of four with such devices could
save $769 per year.
“For those who don’t have the cash up front, we’re going to put
a system in place where you can register with the Barbados Water
Authority, have it done and then added to your bill, and you can pay,
interest-free, up to two years.”
She was also concerned that businesses were not paying rates like
householders.
She was also concerned that businesses were not paying rates like
householders.
“Companies in Barbados pay $7.66 per cubic metre for water,
irrespective of how much they use. Households pay $4.66 when they
use between 20 and 40 cubic metres, but $7.78 when they use over 40
cubic metres, which has existed for nine years.
“It cannot continue. Water is still a scarce commodity.
“Businesses should pay more for water than households. It is not
an increase in rates, but simply applying to businesses, the rates they
should have been charged to keep it at the same rates of households,” she
told a packed House of Assembly in her first full Budget presentation.
Effective May 1, the commercial rate will move from a fixed $4.66 per
cubic metre for all water levels up to 40 cubic metres and then $7.78 for
usage in excess of 40 cubic metres, with a monthly cap of 12 000 cubic
metres, after which the rate reverts to $4.66.
This tariff change is expected to result in a net revenue increase of
$2.1 million per month for BWA.
Mottley said the BWA has more than $200 million in urgent
investment needs, half of which will is deal with repair of the South
Coast Sewerage Project, and it is clear a review and change in the
country’s infrastructure is needed.
She added Government would target that change with a three-
pronged approach.
“We have already started to reduce some of the inflated contracts. We
will continue the urgent financing requests with the CDB (Caribbean
Development Bank) with respect to projects, and we have to correct
this anomaly with the tariffs.” (BA)
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/239016/bwa-help-water-saving-drive
BWA to help in water-saving drive
BARRY ALLEYNE,
barryalleyne@nationnews.com
10. e-SourcePage 10 January to March 2019
World Water Day
2019 at WASCO
Ms Cherry Ann Williams, Communications and
Marketing Officer at WASCO reported that WASCO
hosted a series of activities to observe World Water Day
in Saint Lucia.
The first activity was a televised panel discussion
on the National Communication Network (NCN). The
panel comprised Mr. Jason Ernest, Acting Director at
the Water Resource Management Agency (WRMA), Mr.
Jim King, Water Services Manager at WASCO, Mr. Mr
Donatian Gustave--Acting Assistant Forest Chief and
the moderator, Mr. Ignatius Jean, Executive Director of
CAWASA. The discussion focused on the World Water
Day theme: ‘Leaving no one behind’.
In addition to the panel discussion which formed only
part of the international observance, was the Customer
Appreciation Day event and the Schools Science Showcase
which was dubbed the WASCO Water Challenge.
According to Ms. Williams, “customer appreciation
took place simultaneously at all our locations providing
customers and staff an opportunity to get awareness and
information material on conservation, hurricane and
drought preparedness, leak detection and so much more.
We used the opportunity to also update our customer
information, by asking customers to fill out a form. The
information received is currently being uploaded into our
system and matched to our customers. This is because
over time the information taken from account holders
inevitably changes over time especially in the case of
telephone numbers and email addresses.”
The World Water day also showcased the innovation
and creativity of students. Through a partnership with
the Ministry of Education and some of WASCO’s largest
consumers they were able to draw students from four
schools who presented five submissions for the WASCO
Water Challenge. Among the entries were the Beanfield
Secondary School, The Vieux Fort Comprehensive
Secondary School, the Millet Primary School, and Gordon
and Walcott Methodist Primary School.
Theirsubmissionswerejudgedbyateamofadjudicators
(WASCO staff) and the Millet Primary School's showcase
of the storm tracker was adjudged the winner. Based on
their demonstration, their robotics system can be used to
remove silt from the John Compton Dam and other water
sources especially post disaster.
The Gordon and Walcott Methodist Primary School
came in at second place with their display of the DIY
home filtration system. The objective is to recycle grey
water for cleaning purposes especially post disaster/
hurricane or storm. The Gordon & Walcott Team believe
that taking this project a step further could result in less
dependency on WASCO for water supply distribution
following a storm.
The Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School came
in third place with a submission of a motorized irrigation
system which farmers can use to decrease water wastage.
The other entries were from the Beanfield Secondary
School. They included a water powered battery charger
and a research project that sought to detail the level of
contaminants in the sea along the southern coast.
All the participants received certificates of participation.
Tokens and other prizes sponsored by FLOW, KFC, The
Cell, Bay Gardens Resorts, and The Trophy Centre were
awarded.