Water Sector Development Programme 2006 – 2025.
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This Water Sector Development Programme (WSDP) is based on the National Water Sector Development Strategy (NWSDS), which sets out the strategy for implementation of the National Water Policy, 2002 (NAWAPO). The sector’s strategy has guided the preparation of the three sub-sector programmes: the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (RWSSP), the Urban Water and Sewerage Programme (UWSSP), and the Water Resources Management Programme (WRMP). This Water Sector Development Programme consolidates the three components including strengthening of the general administration of Ministry of Water (MoW); Drilling and Dam Construction Agency (DDCA) and the proposed Water Resources Institute (WRI) and Maji Central Stores (MCS) Agencies, using a Sector Wide Approach to Planning (SWAP). It also refers to the Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025, in which water supply, sanitation and water resource management feature prominently.
The objective of the WSDP is to alleviate poverty through improvements in the governance of water resources management and the sustainable delivery of water supply and sanitation services. The WSDP is national in scope, encompassing a wide variety of ecosystems and ecological conditions throughout Tanzania. In terms of environmental assessments, rural water supply and sanitation programmes are classified as Category B. (i) rehabilitation of malfunctioning water supply systems including pumping facilities, treatments plants, distribution mains and networks in both rural and urban areas; (ii) expansions of existing water supply systems in both rural and urban areas; (iii) construction of new water supplies schemes to bring services to areas not covered by existing water supply systems in both rural and urban areas including periurban areas; (iv) development, extension and upgrading of urban sewerage facilities; (v) rehabilitation and expansion of hydrological, hydro geological and hydro meteorological networks; (vi) exploration of underground water in the thrust of finding new water sources, especially in dry areas to ease drilling of boreholes; (vii) catchment restoration and conservation of water sources from pollution and close monitoring of water quality; (viii) promotion and construction of rainwater harvesting incorporating small, medium and strategic large-scale dams and reservoirs; (ix) promotion of improved latrine facilities in rural areas as well as awareness creation on hygiene; and (x) capacity building, training and strengthening of BWOs, LGAs, UWSAs, executive agencies, and at national level to carry out their mandated responsibilities.
The Water Sector Development Programme is designed under SWAP to address shortfalls in urban and rural water supply infrastructure, to improve water resource management primarily through upgrading the country’s nine Basin Water Offices (BWOs), and to strengthen the sector institutions and their capacities. Small towns and rural settings of the towns, municipalities and cities have been included in the RWSS component. Separate details pertaining to each and every small town are contained in a separate chapter for easy identification of interventions during programme implementation. A set of Operational Guidelines and Manuals have been prepared on a sub-sector basis to guide the implementation process of sub-sector specific issues. An important objective of the programme is to develop a sound water resources management and development framework in all nine basins, and to promote good governance of water resources throughout Tanzania. Implementation will be with the active participation of all stakeholders at the national and basin levels through their respective boards. The basin-level component is by far the most extensive of the WRM programme. Its main focus is the establishment and strengthening of the nine BWOs.
As for rural water supply and sanitation, sanitation promotion including latrine upgrading and hygiene improvements will be carried out in parallel with water supply programming. The Urban Water and Sanitation Authorities (UWSAs) are to be transformed into WSSAs (Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities), which will be licensed and regulated by the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA). Separating the regulatory, management and monitoring functions will enable Boards to concentrate on managing their Authorities as commercial entities, while the regulator will ensure efficiency and equity and Consumer Consultative Councils will protect the welfare of the community.
Implementation of the WSDP would be done at different levels from sub-catchments, through district and basin levels, up to the national level. The institutions and personnel at these levels will be strengthened to provide effective administrative support for the programme implementation. The WSDP will trigger three safeguard policies, namely Environmental Assessment; Involuntary Resettlement; and International Waterways. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) provides a strategic guide for the integration of environmental and social considerations in the planning and implementation of the WSDP activities including issues related to International Waterways. The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) aims to protect impacts due to involuntary resettlement from the implementation of the WSDP activities.
The objective of the WSDP is to alleviate poverty through improvements in the governance of water resources management and the sustainable delivery of water supply and sanitation services. The WSDP is national in scope, encompassing a wide variety of ecosystems and ecological conditions throughout Tanzania. In terms of environmental assessments, rural water supply and sanitation programmes are classified as Category B. (i) rehabilitation of malfunctioning water supply systems including pumping facilities, treatments plants, distribution mains and networks in both rural and urban areas; (ii) expansions of existing water supply systems in both rural and urban areas; (iii) construction of new water supplies schemes to bring services to areas not covered by existing water supply systems in both rural and urban areas including periurban areas; (iv) development, extension and upgrading of urban sewerage facilities; (v) rehabilitation and expansion of hydrological, hydro geological and hydro meteorological networks; (vi) exploration of underground water in the thrust of finding new water sources, especially in dry areas to ease drilling of boreholes; (vii) catchment restoration and conservation of water sources from pollution and close monitoring of water quality; (viii) promotion and construction of rainwater harvesting incorporating small, medium and strategic large-scale dams and reservoirs; (ix) promotion of improved latrine facilities in rural areas as well as awareness creation on hygiene; and (x) capacity building, training and strengthening of BWOs, LGAs, UWSAs, executive agencies, and at national level to carry out their mandated responsibilities.
The Water Sector Development Programme is designed under SWAP to address shortfalls in urban and rural water supply infrastructure, to improve water resource management primarily through upgrading the country’s nine Basin Water Offices (BWOs), and to strengthen the sector institutions and their capacities. Small towns and rural settings of the towns, municipalities and cities have been included in the RWSS component. Separate details pertaining to each and every small town are contained in a separate chapter for easy identification of interventions during programme implementation. A set of Operational Guidelines and Manuals have been prepared on a sub-sector basis to guide the implementation process of sub-sector specific issues. An important objective of the programme is to develop a sound water resources management and development framework in all nine basins, and to promote good governance of water resources throughout Tanzania. Implementation will be with the active participation of all stakeholders at the national and basin levels through their respective boards. The basin-level component is by far the most extensive of the WRM programme. Its main focus is the establishment and strengthening of the nine BWOs.
As for rural water supply and sanitation, sanitation promotion including latrine upgrading and hygiene improvements will be carried out in parallel with water supply programming. The Urban Water and Sanitation Authorities (UWSAs) are to be transformed into WSSAs (Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities), which will be licensed and regulated by the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA). Separating the regulatory, management and monitoring functions will enable Boards to concentrate on managing their Authorities as commercial entities, while the regulator will ensure efficiency and equity and Consumer Consultative Councils will protect the welfare of the community.
Implementation of the WSDP would be done at different levels from sub-catchments, through district and basin levels, up to the national level. The institutions and personnel at these levels will be strengthened to provide effective administrative support for the programme implementation. The WSDP will trigger three safeguard policies, namely Environmental Assessment; Involuntary Resettlement; and International Waterways. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) provides a strategic guide for the integration of environmental and social considerations in the planning and implementation of the WSDP activities including issues related to International Waterways. The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) aims to protect impacts due to involuntary resettlement from the implementation of the WSDP activities.
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