ZIE UK Special Interest Group

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ZIE UK - Special Interest Group

• Water Interest Group
• 25th April 2009
• Fred Mukonoweshuro

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ZIE UK -Water Interest Group

• Objectives
• To pre-empt and proactively address matters
  concerning water
• Maintain dialogue with key stakeholders
• Set out an agenda to deal with key issues in the
  water sector

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ZIE UK - Water Interest Group

• Priorities
• Short Term
• To contribute to the immediate recovery of
  Zimbabwe from its current acute water (water and
  sanitation) crisis through, networking,
  consultancy services, training, skills and
  expertise, research, advocacy and lobbying.
• Medium term
• Whilst focusing on the short term priorities, the
  WIG recognises the need to reform the current
  complex institutional arrangements within the
  water and sanitation sector. Therefore WIGs
  position is to play an active role in developing
  sustainable policies/frameworks aimed at
  facilitating access to water and sanitation to
  all Zimbabweans through contributions/advocacy.

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ZIE UK - Water Interest Group

• Who are the Key People
• Fred Mukonoweshuro - Leads the water interest
  group.
• Godfrey Mhlanga Coordinates interest in water
  distribution and networks etc
• Francis Chigara All issues to do with Dams
• Kennedy Chipamaunga Risk and Policy Expert
• Anyone interested in the group

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ZIE UK- Water Interest Group

• What has been done so far
• WIGs has identified the following keys issues
  that need immediate attention
• Water Treatment Chemical supplies are being
  erratic, resulting in none treatment of water.
  This is resulting in poor water quality being
  delivered to customers. Public health is being
  severely compromised
• Sewerage disposal and treatment sewer systems
  are severly blocked, sewage pump stations needs
  rehabilitations and sewers have collapsed sewers
  in sevral locations
• Untreated sewage is being discharged into rivers
  and water courses causes severe polluting to
  impounding reservoirs
• Capacity issues within the existing assets
  According to the Zimbabwe Infrastructure
  Assessment Note (ZIAN, June 2006) 40 shortfalls
  in water treatment capacity are common in more
  than 50 of urban centres
• Unplanned outages of critical facilities due to
  intermittent power availability, lack of standby
  pumping facilities, lack of spare parts etc
• Security of supply - Existing system is unable to
  cope with planned and unplanned events without
  loss of supply to customers
• Low pressure issues - common occurrences in
  Mabvuku, Tafara etc
• Sewer Flooding common occurrences in major
  cities, Chitungwiza, Harrae etc
• Over 40 of all the water produced is lost
  through Leakage
• Supply and Demand Balance mismatches
• Water Charges
• Raw water supply - About 50 of all urban centres
  are in dire need of new raw water sources. Dam
  storages are threatened with heavy siltation due
  to poor land practices. Also shortages of
  transport, fuel and finance have resulted in
  routine dam inspections being suspended putting
  the stability of these structures into jeopardy
  (ZIAN, June 2006).
• Lack of skilled personnel

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ZIE UK - Water Interest Group

• WIGs has identified the following key
  stakeholders essential for the short term
  recovery
• Ministry of Water Resources, Development and
  Management Contact The Hon. Minister Sam
  Sipepa Nkomo and Permanent Secretary, Eng
  Engineer R. J. Chitsiko
• Ministry of Local Government, Urban and Rural
  Development
• Contact The Hon. Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo
• Institute of Water and Sanitation Development
  (IWSD)- contact Executive Director, Noma Neseni
  
• Local Authorities
• Universities and other academic institutions
• ZIE
• ZINWA, contact Director of maintenance
  engineering services - Eng Israel Rwodzi
• NGOs such as UNICEF (through WASH clusters)
• Consultancies
• Donor Community