Tom Laari Chimbar

Volta Regional Learning Facilitator

Triple-S

Presentation Of baseline findings on the status of functionality and sustainability Of water facilities in Akatsi District ,Volta Region

23RD JAN. 2012 Akatsi District Assembly Hall

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OUTLINE

• FLOW as data collection tool• Hand Pump functionality and sustainability• Pipe system functionality and sustainability• Important observations• Emerging Critical Issues

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FLOW as data collection tool

• Field Level Operations Watch• It uses android phone technology• It takes images; pictures of facilities, records etc• Takes GPS coordinates of facilities • And able to record data of tens of thousands of

water facilities• Data is uploaded to a server and can be viewed as

Google maps, or exported to excel for analysis using pivot tables

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Field practice of FLOW

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HAND PUMP FUNCTIONALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Hand pumps surveyed

Area Council/ Town council

Count of HPs Without WATSANs

Count of HPs with WATSANs

Total Number of HPs

Akatsi 11 21 32

Ave Dakpa 0 43 43

Avenorpeme 18 60 78

Gefia 1 42 43

Wute 1 42 43

31 208 239

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Hand Pump functionality by Area Council

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Hand pump reliability by area council

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Crowding on Hand pumps by area council

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Perceived Water Quality

Count of HPs with acceptable water quality

Count of HPs without acceptable water quality Grand Total

Akatsi 29 3 32

Ave Dakpa 43 43

Avenorpeme 78 78

Gefia 39 4 43

Wute 35 8 43

Grand Total 224 15 239

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WATSANs Surveyed

Count of WATSANs

Area Council No Yes Grand Total

Akatsi 15 15

Ave Dakpa 1 24 25

Avenorpeme 16 16

Gefia 1 31 32

Wute 31 31

Grand Total 2 117 119

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Capacity building for WATSANs

Initial training of WATSANs

No Yes Grand Total

Akatsi 2 13 15

Ave Dakpa 2 23 25

Avenorpeme 2 14 16

Gefia 21 11 32

Wute 7 24 31

Grand Total 34 85 119

Retraining of WATSANs

No Grand Total

Akatsi 15 15

Ave Dakpa 25 25

Avenorpeme 16 16

Gefia 32 32

Wute 31 31

Grand Total 119 119

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Av. Performance of WATSANs in relation to Governance & Management

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Records keeping by WATSANS

Area Councils No Yes Grand Total

Akatsi 3 12 15

Ave Dakpa 12 13 25

Avenorpeme 7 9 16

Gefia 13 19 32

Wute 21 10 31

Grand Total 56 63 119

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Av. Performance of WATSANs in relation to Financial Management

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Av. Performance of WATSANs in relation to Operations indicators

Indicators

Area CouncilAverage of WS-Op1

Average of WS-Op2

Average of WS-Op3

Average of WS-Op3b

Average of WS-Op4

Akatsi 58 73 47 80 0

Ave Dakpa 17 31 18 68 0

Avenorpeme 45 36 25 56 0

Gefia 29 53 17 81 0

Wute 9 9 5 81 0

Grand Total 28 39 19 75 0

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Av. Score of support received by WATSANs from DWST/EHAs

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Av. Overall WATSAN performance by Area council

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PIPE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Count of Piped System functionality

Count of Functionality

Community Functional Grand TotalAkatsi(Nyorgbortey) (PS1) 1 1

Avenorpedo (PS1) 1 1

Dagbamete (PS1) 1 1

Lume Avete (PS1) 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope (PS1) 1 1

Grand Total 5 5

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Count of PS Reliability

Count of Reliability

Community not reliable reliable Grand TotalAkatsi(Nyorgbortey) (PS1) 1 1

Avenorpedo (PS1) 1 1

Dagbamete (PS1) 1 1

Lume Avete (PS1) 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope (PS1) 1 1

Grand Total 1 4 5

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Water Quality & Crowding

Water quality

Communityacceptable quality Grand Total

Akatsi(Nyorgbortey) (PS1) 1 1Avenorpedo (PS1) 1 1Dagbamete (PS1) 1 1Lume Avete (PS1) 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope (PS1) 1 1

Grand Total 5 5

Crowding

Row Labels no crowding Grand TotalAkatsi(Nyorgbortey) (PS1) 1 1Avenorpedo (PS1) 1 1Dagbamete (PS1) 1 1Lume Avete (PS1) 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope (PS1) 1 1

Grand Total 5 5

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Count of PS Bulk meter presence

Bulk meter presence/ absence

Row Labels No Yes Grand Total

Akatsi 1 1

Avenorpedo 1 1

Dagbamete 1 1

Lume Avete 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope 1 1

Grand Total 2 3 5

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Count of PS with meter reading

Meter Reading

PS Community No Yes Grand Total

Akatsi 1 1

Avenorpedo 1 1

Dagbamete 1 1

Lume Avete 1 1Wlitey Alagbokope 1 1

Grand Total 1 4 5

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Standpipe functionality

Functionality

Area councils Functional Non functional Grand Total

Akatsi 46 1 47

Avenorpeme 16 1 17

Gefia 11 11

Grand Total 73 2 75

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Dripping of Taps

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Av. Performance of WSDBs in Relation to Governance & Management

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Av. Performance of WSDBs in relation to Operations

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Av. Performance of WSDBs in relation to Financial Management

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Av. Level of Support given to WSDBs by DWST/EHAs

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Av. Performance of WSDBs

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Important observations

Point Sources• There are 31 hand pumps in the district without

WATSANs (orphan boreholes). 11 are in Akatsi town council, while 18 are Avenorpeme. Every borehole with hand pump installed must have a WATSAN.

• Water quality analysis has not been performed on any of the BHs after installation of Hand pumps. The standard period however, is every half year.

• More than 80% of the boreholes in the district are either broken down or performing sub optimally.

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Point sources• All WATSAN accounts have not been audited in the past one

year.• Fifty six (56) WATSANs do not keep records of their

operations. • All WATSANs do not use Life Cycle Cost Approach for setting

tariffs. Tariffs are not based on projected cost. • About 28% of the Boreholes in the district are serving

populations above 300. All such boreholes are experiencing overcrowding.

• Thirty four (34) of the WATSANs have not had any form of training and all the 119 WATSANs have not had retraining.

Important observations

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Pipe schemes• The Wlitey Pipe scheme does not have either bulk

meter or standpipe meters. This does not allow for proper determination of quantities of water produced, distributed and used.

• All WSDBs do not have distinct Capital or replacement, operational or regular and sanitation accounts as set out in the guidelines for the establishment of WSDBs.

• All WSDBs have not been audited in the past one year • All WSDBs do not use Life Cycle Cost Approach to

setting tariffs. Tariffs are not based on projected cost.

Important observations