STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIES Water Users Associations Water Committees

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• International Organizations, which established
  WUAs or WC (water
• users associations or water committees).
• WUAs / WC for drinking water use
• - Action Against Hunger (15)
• - Oxfam (18)
• - IFRC (20)
• - ACTED (13)
• - CESVI (173)
• - COOPI (22)
• Mercy Corps (?)
• CARITAS (?)
• - Community Progarmme(former RRDP) ?
• ???
• WUAs / WC for irrigation water use
• - CARE (14)
• - ACTED

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• In total more than 261 big and smaller WC (water
  committees) known till now, among which 15 are
  operating under legal registration (AAH), which
  were established by International Agencies.
• The WUAs / WC were created after provided
  relevant trainings, which are existing and
  operating with income generating / revolving
  funds (collecting monthly / ad hoc fees) from
  water users. The WUAs / WC are working in
  collaboration with relevant local authorities
  (water departments, SESes).

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• Action Against Hunger
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 15 WUAs registered in Oblast Juridical Center as
  Non Profit
• organizations, having Public Organizations status
• 2. Coverage area
• Bokhtar, Khoja-Maston, Qabadiyan, Shaartuz,
  Beshkent,
• Kumsangir, Pyanj
• 3. Structure of WUAs
• Consist of 5 members, including at least 2
  technicians
• electricians.
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• Main Goal Sustainability of the water supply
  system
• Technical expertise and trouble shooting
• Relation with Governmental Authorities and Dekhan
  Farms
• Responsibilities
• Operation of drinking / irrigation systems (pump
  stations, irrigation / drainage channels)

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• OXFAM
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 16 WCs, not registered, called as Public Health
  promotion
• Committees. Started to operate since September
  2003.
• 2. Coverage area
• Sovetskiy
• 3. Structure of WCs
• Consist of 3-5 members, including chairperson,
  cashier, and
• technician(s)
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• Management, operation and maintenance of the
  water systems
• (like???) in the villages in cooperation with
  local authorities
• - Registration as village organizations is
  planned in future.

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• IFRC
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 20 WUAs, not registered. Started to operate since
  2001.
• 2. Coverage area
• Gozimalik, Shurabad, Qabadiyan, Ghanchi,
  Shahristan, J. Rasulov, Mastha,
• Zafarabad, Varzob, Kafarnigan, Gissar, Tursunzade
• 3. Structure of WUAs
• Consist of 3-4 members, including of chairperson
  and two technicians
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• - Operation and maintenance of the water systems
  (like springs, bore holes)
• - Repair of the systems
• - regulation of water use
• - assuring observation of sanitary norms

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• ACTED
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 13 WCs for drinking and irrigation water systems,
  not registered. Started to
• operate since ???.
• 2. Coverage area
• Bokhtar, Vakhsh, Kolkhozabad, Pyanj, Shaartuz,
  Qabadiyan, Farkhor
• 3. Structure of WUAs. Consist of 3-5 members,
  including of chairperson,
• accountant and technician(s)
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• For Drinking Water Systems
• - Operation, maintenance and repair of deep and
  shallow hand pumps, as well as spring catchments
  sites
• - Installation of new shallow hand pumps
• - Production of spare parts, and other income
  generating activities
• For Irrigation Water Systems
• - Direct maintenance of the secondary networks of
  irrigation and drainage
• Mobilization and organization of community
  contribution

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• CESVI
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 173 village WCs, not registered. 105 started to
  operate since 2003 and
• 68 since 2002.
• 2. Coverage area
• Shahrinav, Kafarnigan, Varzob, Leninskiy, Gissar,
  Fayzabad,
• Penjakent
• 3. Structure of WUAs
• Consist of 3 members, including of chairperson,
  technician and
• advocacy worker / field assistant
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• Sustainable use of water Management, maintenance
  and repair of water systems (spring catchments)
  as well as organization of cleaning activities of
  canals
• - Promotion of hygiene education trainings /
  seminars among community population,
  schoolchildren

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• COOPI
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 22 WCs, not registered. Started to operate since
  2003.
• 2. Coverage area
• Moskovskiy, Vosse
• 3. Structure of WUAs
• Consist of 4 members, including of teacher, nurse
  / doctor, technician
• and accountant
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• Management, maintenance and repair of water
  systems (pump
• stations, hand pumps)
• - Promotion of hygiene education trainings /
  seminars among community population

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STANDARTIZATION OF WATER ACTIVITIESWater Users
Associations / Water Committees

• CARE
• 1. Number of WUAs and status
• 14 WUAs, not registered. Started to operate since
  1999.
• 2. Coverage area
• Hissor, Vakhdat, Abdurkhmoni Jomi, Yovon
• 3. Structure of WUAs
• Consist of 4 members of management board,
  including groups of
• water users
• 4. Goals and Responsibilities
• - Management and maintenance of irrigation /
  drainage systems
• - Regulation of water use