This presentation explains Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple-S) and the service delivery approach. Harold Lockwood presented this information as the "what" of service delivery.
The document discusses challenges in delivering sustainable rural water services. While coverage has increased significantly with tens of billions invested, about 730 million remain unserved and 30-40% of handpumps in Africa are non-functional. Failure rates are unacceptable and investments are largely wasted. The focus needs to shift from initial construction to establishing long-term water services through strengthening sectors, appropriate financing, management models, and support for operations and maintenance. National governments, donors, NGOs and communities must work together to establish permanent water services.
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures like an infrastructure focus rather than service delivery, lack of long-term support, and poor coordination. The document calls for a new paradigm centered on a service delivery approach with principles-based interventions at various levels to achieve sustainable services at scale.
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures, such as an infrastructure focus rather than a service delivery approach. The document advocates adopting principles for policy, financing, planning, and coordination across local, national and international levels to establish long-term sustainable water services.
Providing Sustainable Services at Scale (IRC & Aguaconsult)IRC
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures like an infrastructure focus rather than service delivery, lack of sector capacity building and support, and poor coordination. The document advocates adopting a service delivery approach with principles like clear roles, planning, learning, appropriate technology, long-term support and oversight to achieve sustainable services at scale.
This document discusses community management of rural water supply systems and the need for a paradigm shift from solely relying on community management to a model of "community management plus" external support. It outlines the common system of establishing infrastructure and handing it over to local water user committees for management. However, field realities often show lip service is paid to community participation principles and technology failures exceed local repair capacity. A new approach is needed where external support enhances committee performance, recognizes threats, and plans for more sustainable professionalized service delivery models in the future.
Broken pumps and pipes: Why the rural water sector has failed to deliver trul...International WaterCentre
- The rural water sector has struggled to deliver sustainable services, with 30-40% of hand pumps in Africa not functioning and 730 million still unserved.
- There has been an overemphasis on expanding coverage through infrastructure building without consideration for long-term operation and maintenance costs, leading to high failure rates.
- A new service delivery approach is needed that focuses on establishing permanent water services through strengthened sector policies, cost planning, oversight, capacity support, and long-term funding commitments rather than just expanding coverage.
The document discusses challenges in delivering sustainable rural water services. While coverage has increased significantly with tens of billions invested, about 730 million remain unserved and 30-40% of handpumps in Africa are non-functional. Failure rates are unacceptable and investments are largely wasted. The focus needs to shift from initial construction to establishing long-term water services through strengthening sectors, appropriate financing, management models, and support for operations and maintenance. National governments, donors, NGOs and communities must work together to establish permanent water services.
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures like an infrastructure focus rather than service delivery, lack of long-term support, and poor coordination. The document calls for a new paradigm centered on a service delivery approach with principles-based interventions at various levels to achieve sustainable services at scale.
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures, such as an infrastructure focus rather than a service delivery approach. The document advocates adopting principles for policy, financing, planning, and coordination across local, national and international levels to establish long-term sustainable water services.
Providing Sustainable Services at Scale (IRC & Aguaconsult)IRC
The document discusses challenges in providing sustainable water services at scale in developing countries. It notes that 30-40% of water systems fail, wasting financial investments. It analyzes reasons for failures like an infrastructure focus rather than service delivery, lack of sector capacity building and support, and poor coordination. The document advocates adopting a service delivery approach with principles like clear roles, planning, learning, appropriate technology, long-term support and oversight to achieve sustainable services at scale.
This document discusses community management of rural water supply systems and the need for a paradigm shift from solely relying on community management to a model of "community management plus" external support. It outlines the common system of establishing infrastructure and handing it over to local water user committees for management. However, field realities often show lip service is paid to community participation principles and technology failures exceed local repair capacity. A new approach is needed where external support enhances committee performance, recognizes threats, and plans for more sustainable professionalized service delivery models in the future.
Broken pumps and pipes: Why the rural water sector has failed to deliver trul...International WaterCentre
- The rural water sector has struggled to deliver sustainable services, with 30-40% of hand pumps in Africa not functioning and 730 million still unserved.
- There has been an overemphasis on expanding coverage through infrastructure building without consideration for long-term operation and maintenance costs, leading to high failure rates.
- A new service delivery approach is needed that focuses on establishing permanent water services through strengthened sector policies, cost planning, oversight, capacity support, and long-term funding commitments rather than just expanding coverage.
Karachi water partnership experience ( in the context of urbanization and wat...Global Water Partnership
Karachi water partnership experience ( in the context of urbanization and water security ) presented by Simi Kamal, Chairperson of Hisaar Foundation at GWP Consulting Partners meeting 2010GWP Consulting Partners meeting 3-4 September 2010
1) Much effort has been made to improve sustainability and scale of rural water services, but challenges remain with unacceptable system failure rates of 30-40% resulting in wasted investments and negative health impacts.
2) A new Service Delivery Approach is proposed that moves beyond an infrastructure focus to consider all elements of a water service through strengthening systemic capacity, planning for the long-term lifecycle costs, and improving coordination across different levels.
3) A Service Delivery Model is described that applies this approach through clearly defining the policy, institutional, financial, and management roles from the local to national levels to establish a functional water service.
The document discusses the Mersey Basin Campaign, a 25-year program from 1985-2010 that aimed to improve economic, environmental, and social sustainability in the region. It achieved success through factors like having a clear vision and focus, building partnerships between the public, private, and voluntary sectors, securing necessary resources, being adaptable, establishing appropriate timescales, strong delivery, communications, and leadership. More important than structures were the people involved.
The document discusses the Mersey Basin Campaign, a 25-year program from 1985-2010 that aimed to improve economic, environmental, and social sustainability in the region. It achieved success through factors like having a clear vision and focus, building partnerships between the public, private, and voluntary sectors, securing necessary resources, being adaptable, establishing appropriate timescales, strong delivery, communications, and leadership. More important than structures were the people involved.
Assessing governance for climate smart landscapes: A case from Makueni County, Kenya
Poster presented by Lance Robinson at the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Montpellier.
Read more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/3rd-global-science-conference-%E2%80%9Cclimate-smart-agriculture-2015%E2%80%9D#.VRurLUesXX4
Capturing Coral Reef & Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES)Iwl Pcu
The document describes the Capturing Coral Reef & Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) project, a 5-year, $10.4 million project across East Asia and the Pacific led by UNEP and the World Bank to quantify the value of ecosystem services, integrate that information into business practices to strengthen livelihoods and value chains, and promote behavioral change through outreach. The project will work in sites across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Pacific Islands on measuring ecosystem services, developing eco-businesses, and building decision support tools to foster sustainable practices.
Understanding the Service Delivery Approach: the political economy of deliver...IRC
In this presentation Harold Lockwood examines structural challenges to development aid and proposes a different paradigm: a Service Delivery Approach.
For further information see: www.waterservicesthatlast.org
The Intelligent Urban Water Supply Testbed increases urban water supply safety, reliability, and efficiency by establishing and validating proper architectures, technologies, and business models to realize intelligent water supply operations.
New England Water Treatment Training (NEWTT): Presentation by Robert S. Rak, Principal Investigator, Professor and Environmental Science and Technology Coordinator, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Elizabeth Toot-Levy, Integrated Planning--Is it Here to Stay, Missouri Water ...Kevin Perry
This document discusses integrated planning approaches to comply with the Clean Water Act. It describes the elements of integrated planning, including stakeholder involvement, evaluating alternatives, and measuring success through adaptive management. Integrated planning allows communities to prioritize requirements, consider affordability, and develop longer compliance schedules. The document also provides an example of how the city of Lima, Ohio is using integrated planning to address their water quality and infrastructure challenges in a more flexible and affordable way.
10th Roundtable on Financing Water–PPT Side Event 2bOECD Environment
The document discusses developing performance improvement pathways for water and sanitation service providers. It provides background on the study, including objectives to develop tools for improved performance based on case studies of utilities. Key findings are summarized, showing challenges in enabling environments, strategic focus, service coverage, commercial operations, and human resources. Proposed performance improvement pathways include strengthening enabling policies and regulations, improving utility performance metrics in various areas, developing pro-poor services, and increasing resilience. A performance assessment framework is proposed with key performance indicators in several categories weighted to evaluate utilities.
The document discusses the importance of sustainability in major infrastructure projects. It notes that climate change, resource depletion, and health issues require new approaches that are more sustainable. Specifically, it calls for more sustainable energy, buildings, and transportation. The document also discusses challenges like designing infrastructure to account for climate change impacts, conducting economic and environmental modeling, and selecting sustainable materials. Overall, it argues that sustainability must be a central consideration in planning and developing future infrastructure projects.
This document summarizes a presentation on stormwater utility districts. It discusses the background and purpose of stormwater utilities in creating a regular funding source and encouraging regional watershed management. It provides an overview of the presentation topics, including the nature of stormwater utility districts and when they should be considered. The document then discusses specific examples from Connecticut, including New London's consideration of a stormwater utility to fund its stormwater management program and comply with permitting requirements.
A presentation about protecting clean water during construction projects. Presented by Robert Roseen of Geosyntec Consulting during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2014 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers OSPE Green Infrastructure Roundtabl...Robert Muir
Green Infrastructure – Cost Effectiveness and Technical Challenges for Flood Mitigation, Robert J. Muir, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Stormwater, City of Markham, January 30, 2018 - Mississauga, Ontario
The presentation presents regulations and policies regarding cost effective infrastructure, explores green infrastructure capital costs in Ontario based on recent project tender costs and other North American extensive program sources, explores lifecycle cost (LCC) impacts of widespread green infrastructure implementation in Ontario, including cost per household and impacts on the current infrastructure deficit, and presents benefit cost analysis for city-wide grey and green infrastructure strategies including benefit/cost ratios for flood damage reduction. Unit costs of no regret programs such as sanitary downspout disconnection and plumbing isolation programs, and wastewater and stormwater system upgrades, and green infrastructure retrofits are presented per hectare. Gaps in research relying on meta-analysis estimates of flood control benefits that do not consider local engineering or costs are presented. Impacts of green infrastructure on wastewater systems and infiltration stresses is presented, and correlation of wastewater infiltration stresses with local sewer back-up risks is shown for the City of Markham. Water supply risks of green infrastructure relying on infiltration including chloride stresses are explored. The unfavourable benefit-cost profile of green infrastructure and potential impacts on wastewater system flood risks and municipal water supplies suggests a strategic review of implementation targets and policies is warranted to identify financially sustainable and technically-appropriate requirements.
Non Revenue Water Reduction- A Tool for Achiving 24x7 Water SupplyIOSR Journals
The availability of water at cheaper rates promotes the wasteful use of water. People give little or no
attention towards conservation of water. For sustenance of any water supply scheme it is essential that
revenue collected should be sufficient to maintain O & M cost and further development activities. Presently
there is major portion of Non Revenue Water (NRW) in the developing countries and there is urgent need to
curb it for efficient functioning of water supply schemes
The document discusses the need for investment in water infrastructure in the United States and the shortage of qualified water and wastewater operators and technicians. It notes that over a trillion dollars will need to be spent over the next 25 years to maintain aging water systems. Additionally, 33,000 operator jobs will need to be replaced in the coming years due to retirements. Bristol Community College received a grant to develop new training programs through its Blue Center for Water Technologies to address this need in the New England region and help create a pool of qualified drinking water and wastewater operators.
This document discusses improving the sustainability of water infrastructure projects in developing countries. It proposes measuring investments in "water-person-years" to shift focus from increasing coverage to long-term operation and maintenance of existing systems. The current approach of setting ambitious coverage targets does not incentivize maintaining infrastructure, and many water sources break down within a few years. Measuring investments by the number of people served over time could help allocate resources more efficiently and sustainably.
In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, Bangladesh is providing global leadership in understanding and responding to achieve safe water for all. With new insights and actionable approaches, REACH aims to collaborate with government, practitioners, enterprise, and communities to guide the policy choices to ensure interventions bene t the poor.
On 12 April 2018, REACH hosted a High-Level Symposium in Dhaka, convening key stakeholders to discuss the latest results from REACH Bangladesh along with insights from Kenya and Ethiopia.
This document summarizes the budget and activities for the Infrastructure & Environmental Resources program of Orange County. It includes budgets for various county departments that deal with infrastructure, environmental resources, public works, facilities maintenance, and development services. The OC Public Works department, which manages many of these functions, has a proposed budget of $48.9 million for FY2015-2016. It oversees projects and services related to facilities, development, infrastructure, environmental protection, and more. The document provides details on the budgets and key accomplishments of departments involved in infrastructure and environmental management in Orange County.
WATER OPERATORS’ PARTNERSHIPS WORK FOR WATER UTILITY DEVELOPMENTiQHub
This document summarizes Water Operators' Partnerships (WOPs) and provides examples of their work reducing non-revenue water. WOPs are long-term partnerships between water utilities that focus on building local capacity. VEI is a Dutch organization that establishes WOPs in 18 countries. In Nakuru, Kenya, VEI partnered with NAWASSCO for 10 years, helping reduce non-revenue water from 47% to 31% and increase revenues by $3.2 million annually. VEI uses approaches like leak detection, meter management, and training to reduce non-revenue water and improve water utility operations and financial sustainability.
Karachi water partnership experience ( in the context of urbanization and wat...Global Water Partnership
Karachi water partnership experience ( in the context of urbanization and water security ) presented by Simi Kamal, Chairperson of Hisaar Foundation at GWP Consulting Partners meeting 2010GWP Consulting Partners meeting 3-4 September 2010
1) Much effort has been made to improve sustainability and scale of rural water services, but challenges remain with unacceptable system failure rates of 30-40% resulting in wasted investments and negative health impacts.
2) A new Service Delivery Approach is proposed that moves beyond an infrastructure focus to consider all elements of a water service through strengthening systemic capacity, planning for the long-term lifecycle costs, and improving coordination across different levels.
3) A Service Delivery Model is described that applies this approach through clearly defining the policy, institutional, financial, and management roles from the local to national levels to establish a functional water service.
The document discusses the Mersey Basin Campaign, a 25-year program from 1985-2010 that aimed to improve economic, environmental, and social sustainability in the region. It achieved success through factors like having a clear vision and focus, building partnerships between the public, private, and voluntary sectors, securing necessary resources, being adaptable, establishing appropriate timescales, strong delivery, communications, and leadership. More important than structures were the people involved.
The document discusses the Mersey Basin Campaign, a 25-year program from 1985-2010 that aimed to improve economic, environmental, and social sustainability in the region. It achieved success through factors like having a clear vision and focus, building partnerships between the public, private, and voluntary sectors, securing necessary resources, being adaptable, establishing appropriate timescales, strong delivery, communications, and leadership. More important than structures were the people involved.
Assessing governance for climate smart landscapes: A case from Makueni County, Kenya
Poster presented by Lance Robinson at the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Montpellier.
Read more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/3rd-global-science-conference-%E2%80%9Cclimate-smart-agriculture-2015%E2%80%9D#.VRurLUesXX4
Capturing Coral Reef & Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES)Iwl Pcu
The document describes the Capturing Coral Reef & Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) project, a 5-year, $10.4 million project across East Asia and the Pacific led by UNEP and the World Bank to quantify the value of ecosystem services, integrate that information into business practices to strengthen livelihoods and value chains, and promote behavioral change through outreach. The project will work in sites across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Pacific Islands on measuring ecosystem services, developing eco-businesses, and building decision support tools to foster sustainable practices.
Understanding the Service Delivery Approach: the political economy of deliver...IRC
In this presentation Harold Lockwood examines structural challenges to development aid and proposes a different paradigm: a Service Delivery Approach.
For further information see: www.waterservicesthatlast.org
The Intelligent Urban Water Supply Testbed increases urban water supply safety, reliability, and efficiency by establishing and validating proper architectures, technologies, and business models to realize intelligent water supply operations.
New England Water Treatment Training (NEWTT): Presentation by Robert S. Rak, Principal Investigator, Professor and Environmental Science and Technology Coordinator, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Elizabeth Toot-Levy, Integrated Planning--Is it Here to Stay, Missouri Water ...Kevin Perry
This document discusses integrated planning approaches to comply with the Clean Water Act. It describes the elements of integrated planning, including stakeholder involvement, evaluating alternatives, and measuring success through adaptive management. Integrated planning allows communities to prioritize requirements, consider affordability, and develop longer compliance schedules. The document also provides an example of how the city of Lima, Ohio is using integrated planning to address their water quality and infrastructure challenges in a more flexible and affordable way.
10th Roundtable on Financing Water–PPT Side Event 2bOECD Environment
The document discusses developing performance improvement pathways for water and sanitation service providers. It provides background on the study, including objectives to develop tools for improved performance based on case studies of utilities. Key findings are summarized, showing challenges in enabling environments, strategic focus, service coverage, commercial operations, and human resources. Proposed performance improvement pathways include strengthening enabling policies and regulations, improving utility performance metrics in various areas, developing pro-poor services, and increasing resilience. A performance assessment framework is proposed with key performance indicators in several categories weighted to evaluate utilities.
The document discusses the importance of sustainability in major infrastructure projects. It notes that climate change, resource depletion, and health issues require new approaches that are more sustainable. Specifically, it calls for more sustainable energy, buildings, and transportation. The document also discusses challenges like designing infrastructure to account for climate change impacts, conducting economic and environmental modeling, and selecting sustainable materials. Overall, it argues that sustainability must be a central consideration in planning and developing future infrastructure projects.
This document summarizes a presentation on stormwater utility districts. It discusses the background and purpose of stormwater utilities in creating a regular funding source and encouraging regional watershed management. It provides an overview of the presentation topics, including the nature of stormwater utility districts and when they should be considered. The document then discusses specific examples from Connecticut, including New London's consideration of a stormwater utility to fund its stormwater management program and comply with permitting requirements.
A presentation about protecting clean water during construction projects. Presented by Robert Roseen of Geosyntec Consulting during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2014 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers OSPE Green Infrastructure Roundtabl...Robert Muir
Green Infrastructure – Cost Effectiveness and Technical Challenges for Flood Mitigation, Robert J. Muir, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Stormwater, City of Markham, January 30, 2018 - Mississauga, Ontario
The presentation presents regulations and policies regarding cost effective infrastructure, explores green infrastructure capital costs in Ontario based on recent project tender costs and other North American extensive program sources, explores lifecycle cost (LCC) impacts of widespread green infrastructure implementation in Ontario, including cost per household and impacts on the current infrastructure deficit, and presents benefit cost analysis for city-wide grey and green infrastructure strategies including benefit/cost ratios for flood damage reduction. Unit costs of no regret programs such as sanitary downspout disconnection and plumbing isolation programs, and wastewater and stormwater system upgrades, and green infrastructure retrofits are presented per hectare. Gaps in research relying on meta-analysis estimates of flood control benefits that do not consider local engineering or costs are presented. Impacts of green infrastructure on wastewater systems and infiltration stresses is presented, and correlation of wastewater infiltration stresses with local sewer back-up risks is shown for the City of Markham. Water supply risks of green infrastructure relying on infiltration including chloride stresses are explored. The unfavourable benefit-cost profile of green infrastructure and potential impacts on wastewater system flood risks and municipal water supplies suggests a strategic review of implementation targets and policies is warranted to identify financially sustainable and technically-appropriate requirements.
Non Revenue Water Reduction- A Tool for Achiving 24x7 Water SupplyIOSR Journals
The availability of water at cheaper rates promotes the wasteful use of water. People give little or no
attention towards conservation of water. For sustenance of any water supply scheme it is essential that
revenue collected should be sufficient to maintain O & M cost and further development activities. Presently
there is major portion of Non Revenue Water (NRW) in the developing countries and there is urgent need to
curb it for efficient functioning of water supply schemes
The document discusses the need for investment in water infrastructure in the United States and the shortage of qualified water and wastewater operators and technicians. It notes that over a trillion dollars will need to be spent over the next 25 years to maintain aging water systems. Additionally, 33,000 operator jobs will need to be replaced in the coming years due to retirements. Bristol Community College received a grant to develop new training programs through its Blue Center for Water Technologies to address this need in the New England region and help create a pool of qualified drinking water and wastewater operators.
This document discusses improving the sustainability of water infrastructure projects in developing countries. It proposes measuring investments in "water-person-years" to shift focus from increasing coverage to long-term operation and maintenance of existing systems. The current approach of setting ambitious coverage targets does not incentivize maintaining infrastructure, and many water sources break down within a few years. Measuring investments by the number of people served over time could help allocate resources more efficiently and sustainably.
In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, Bangladesh is providing global leadership in understanding and responding to achieve safe water for all. With new insights and actionable approaches, REACH aims to collaborate with government, practitioners, enterprise, and communities to guide the policy choices to ensure interventions bene t the poor.
On 12 April 2018, REACH hosted a High-Level Symposium in Dhaka, convening key stakeholders to discuss the latest results from REACH Bangladesh along with insights from Kenya and Ethiopia.
This document summarizes the budget and activities for the Infrastructure & Environmental Resources program of Orange County. It includes budgets for various county departments that deal with infrastructure, environmental resources, public works, facilities maintenance, and development services. The OC Public Works department, which manages many of these functions, has a proposed budget of $48.9 million for FY2015-2016. It oversees projects and services related to facilities, development, infrastructure, environmental protection, and more. The document provides details on the budgets and key accomplishments of departments involved in infrastructure and environmental management in Orange County.
WATER OPERATORS’ PARTNERSHIPS WORK FOR WATER UTILITY DEVELOPMENTiQHub
This document summarizes Water Operators' Partnerships (WOPs) and provides examples of their work reducing non-revenue water. WOPs are long-term partnerships between water utilities that focus on building local capacity. VEI is a Dutch organization that establishes WOPs in 18 countries. In Nakuru, Kenya, VEI partnered with NAWASSCO for 10 years, helping reduce non-revenue water from 47% to 31% and increase revenues by $3.2 million annually. VEI uses approaches like leak detection, meter management, and training to reduce non-revenue water and improve water utility operations and financial sustainability.
The document discusses stormwater management from a municipal perspective. It summarizes Richmond Hill's efforts to manage stormwater through collaborative initiatives, updating infrastructure, and adopting low impact development practices. Challenges include integrating stormwater management into municipal programs, obtaining public acceptance, and funding maintenance and upgrades, especially with climate change increasing storm intensities.
Tucson's water conservation program has helped reduce per capita water use by 31% since 1989 through various initiatives like rebates, education, and ordinances. Without conservation, Tucson would need 40 million gallons more water per day, requiring over $350 million in additional infrastructure costs. Conservation has also lowered customer water bills by an estimated 11.7% compared to non-conserving usage levels. Tucson is now exploring the benefits of rainwater harvesting through various incentive programs and studies to understand its impacts on water usage, costs avoided, and community values.
2 ijaems oct-2015-5-capacity building program for non-revenue water reduction...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Water is precious! The access to safe water in India has commendably improved from 72% in 1990 to 94% in 2014. Delay in providing facilities to counterbalance the population growth and water demand is the major problem in India. Water loss in water distribution systems in an important issue in India. Studies indicate that up to 50-60 percent of treated and pumped water in lost during transit form water treatment plant to consumer end. It has, therefore, attracted a lot of attention of practioners and the researchers as well over the past few years. High levels of non-revenue water (NRW) reflect huge volumes of water lost through physical and apparent loss components, not being invoiced to customers. It seriously affects the financial viability of water utilities through lost revenue and increased costs. The overall objective of a distribution system is to deliver wholesome water to consumers at adequate residual pressure in sufficient quantity and achieve continuity and maximum coverage by reducing losses. A case study of 4-pilot sites of Jaipur city was taken for NRW study. This paper provides a review of the issues and strategy pertaining to reduction of NRW with special reference to India and the necessity of evolving appropriate performance indicator.
This document discusses aligning objectives across partners in a catchment partnership. It describes using ecosystem services planning and prioritization tools to map partner objectives to the Water Framework Directive. This helps objectives be more aligned, measurable, and evidence-based. It discusses delivering multiple benefits through catchment works. The Ribble Catchment Partnership developed a process to scope actions, prioritize locations, and identify funding sources to galvanize objectives into action through its Ribble Life Together program.
Northern Waterworks has become one of the fastest growing water and wastewater utility management firms in Canada. It manages over $400 million of infrastructure assets for 32 communities in Ontario. The document discusses Northern Waterworks' approach of providing customized solutions with a personal touch. It focuses on building trust with clients and prioritizing transparency, asset protection, training, and continual improvement. The goal is to deliver exceptional service while protecting public health and the environment.
Similar to US WASH Ambassador's Meeting - Lockwood (20)
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
1. Explaining Triple-S
and the service delivery
approach
Supporting water sanitation
and hygiene services for life
2. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Rural water supply:
we are making progress
− Tens of $ billions invested
− 800 million with new access 1990 – 2010 (JMP, 2012)
− Almost doubling of on-premise piped supplies
− New approaches and knowledge gained
Millennium
development goal
on safe drinking
water reaches
target early.
In short , we have become pretty good at providing first time access
4. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Current approaches to rural water supply
are not working
Too many systems
are non-functional at
any one time or
broken beyond repair
Commonly cited
figures average
between 30% and
40%
5. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Comparing coverage with actual service delivered
And non-functionality is just the tip of the iceberg
7. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Underlying causes of poor functionality
and low service levels
Sector
dynamics
and political
economy
focuses on
hardware
provision
Weak
government
and low
political
priority
Poorly
harmonized
donors
and NGOs
Fragmented
and
projectised
approaches
Limited
capacity
to learn,
innovate and
change
8. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
As sectors evolve, so effort, cost and
institutional requirements also change
Source: Moriarty, 2011
9. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
As sectors evolve, so effort, cost and
institutional requirements also change
Danger zone:
as basic
infrastructure is
provided, coverage
risks stagnating at
around 60 – 80
Source: Moriarty, 2011
10. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
The rural water sector is a
complex adaptive system.
Fixing it requires systemic change, multiple
stakeholders, relationships and entry points.
11. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Adopting a service
delivery approach
to rural water
12. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
A new paradigm?
Investment (capital expenditure)
Investment (operational expenditure)
Infrastructure Approach Service Delivery Approach
Source: IRC, 2011
Service level
13. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
The concept of service delivery
An approach to the provision
of rural water supply services,
which emphasises the entire
life-cycle of a service,
consisting of both the
hardware and software
required to provide a certain
level of water service
Source: Lockwood and Smets 2011
14. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Better life cycle
cost assessments
and improved
asset
management are
major challenges
Recurrent and
replacement costs
have often been
ignored in the past
15. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Moving towards service delivery
− WASH services
quality, quantity, accessibility, reliability
− A service is indefinite
planning, financing, O&M, monitoring,
support and reinvestment
− Scale matters
district, regional and national
− Capacity development is at the centre
16. EXPLAINING TRIPLE-S AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY
APPROACH
Government vision and leadership is critical
Editor's Notes
Looking at the global picture – the numbers of rural people being served are growing – almost 2.75 billion by 2010 and conversely those un-served are declining – JMP data tells us this that rural un-served are now at around 653 million
Placing this against longer-term trends we actually see that the global rural population will peak at around 2020/2030 (UNDP) and that IF functionality rates can be maintained at high levels full coverage can be reached within a generation
So one of the first things to say is that in fact across all of the countries in the study and more globally a lot of progress has been made in putting infrastructure in place – but the big question as a sector is how to address the new – or next generation of challenges and problems of service quality and sustained benefit
Monitoring service delivery; · Service delivery indicators.
Monitoring service delivery; · Service delivery indicators.