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Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Libya Water

and Sanitation Institutions

January 2017, Tunis

Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan - Water and Sanitation Institutions

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Introduction

Objective The main objective of the excercise is to get a common and shared understanding of Emergency

Preparedness and Response planning processes and untimatly to come up with the first draft of WASH

emergency preparedness and response plan for Libya

Methodology of Emergency Response Plan The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan has been initiated during the WASH Workshop that

was held on 8 and 9th of January 2017. UNICEF, with the cooperation of the Libya Minstry of Planning,

convineed the workshop in Tunis and discussed the needs and challenges of Water and Sanitation

Situation in Libya. The workshop brought together relevant technical departments from Libya

authorities including the Ministry of Planning, National Center of Disease Control, Man Made River

Project, General Company for Water and Wastewater, and National Institute of Water Resources, who

are in charge of the supply of water and sanitation services across Libya.

The methodology of developing Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan included understanding

the response essentials; Needs assessment and analysis; Strategic planning for the top Identified

hazards; Important cross-cutting considerations; and Advocacy. Following a presentation about

understanding the response essentials, representatives from General Water Resources Authority,

Man-Made River Project, Desalination Company, Environmental Authority, and National Center for

Disease Control presented the needs and gaps of the water and sanitation services in Libya (See

Annex1: List of Attendees). Through group work discussions, 7 hazards have been identified and

strategic planning was done for the top 6 hazards. Further, cross-cutting issues and advocacy points

have been identified through plenary discussion.

Understanding the Response Essentials In order to guide the development of the Emergency Response Plan, the key steps and processes has

been presented by UNICEF based on the below diagram.


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Need Assessment and Analysis1 Libya is considered as one of the most water-scarce countries with renewable water amount of 108 cubic meter per person per year (the threshold is 1000 cubic meter per person per year). Libya depend 97% on ground water sources and the remaining 3% is abstracted from other sources such as surface water, desalination, and treated waste water. About 78% of water uses in Libya is allocated for agriculture, 10% for industrial, and only 12% for domestic uses. It is estimated that drinking water needs will increase from 650 cubic million at present to more than 860 cubic million by 2025. The whole population of Libya mainly get drinking water from three sources: Man Made River, Desalination Plants, and Local Wells. Information from General Water Resources Authority indicated that the man made river project provides more than 60% of the water needs in Libya, while 10% is provided through water treatment /desalination system, and 30% by private wells. These water sources are managed by two companies: General Company for Water and Wastewater, and Desalination Company. All three service providers (MMRP, GCWW and the desalination plants) fall under the General Water Resources Authority (see annex 2: Institutional Structure and annex 3: background information about Water and Sanitation Institutions in Libya).

Main Challenges of Water and Sanitation Sector

As part of need analyses, key water and sanitation institutions present the current situation of water

and the challenges and

The deteriorating security situation resulted in damage on significant part of the system infrastructure and equipment. The prevailing political and security situation discontinued previously planned assistance / cooperation projects.

Aging and worn out of distribution pipes, fittings, equipment resulting loss of around 35% water. Most pumping stations and treatment plants are currently in a poor technical condition.

Lack of financial resources, equipment, spare parts resulted in delay in the implementation of remedial and corrective maintenance services at the pumping stations, especially in those projects that have been contracted since quite some time.

Failure to ensure stability and safety of operation of the water and sanitation system due to unstable supply of power especially to the electric desalination plants.

In adequate support by the commercial banks and the Central Bank of Libya to facilitate financial transactions for importation of water related equipment and spare parts

Departure of water contractors from the country affecting the level of expertise to maintain the system

Lack of systematic and independent mechanism for collection of revenue from water and sanitation services.

Non-existence of technical capacity building plan for the water and sanitation sector.

Disposal of waste water near to intake of some desalination plants.

Most of the waste water is disposed into the sea without prior treatment. Only 10 out of 24 wastewater treatment plants are currently partially functional

Non-existence of water quality monitoring mechanism

Displaced persons (IDPs) further stretched the already constrained water and sanitation services in some of the worst affected areas

In light of the huge challenges mentioned above, it is evident that the water and sanitation system in Libya is at the verge of collapse unless immediate measure is taken by the relevant body.

1 Extracted from presentations during the UNICEF-Libyan Water and Sanitations workshop organized in Tunis (8-9 Jan 2017)


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Hazard/ Situation Analysis The most like scenarios/ conditions that may happen and affect the life and wellbeing of a large of a

large group of people in Libya:

Situation 1: Partial or total interruption of water supply due to lack of operation and maintenance of Man Made River Project affecting 3.8 million people

Situation 2: Partial or total interruption of water supply due to lack of operation and maintenance of Desalination systems affecting 1.4 million people

Situation 3: Damage to wastewater networks in Tripoli and Benghazi affecting 750,000 people

Situation 4: Damage to sanitation pumping systems in Sabha and Tubruk affecting 135,000 people

Situation 5: Disruption to Sewer treatment plant in Misrata affecting 230,000 people

Situation 6: Disruption of Waste treatment ponds (Lagoons) in Sabha and Tripoli affecting 95,000 people

Situation 7: Partial interruption of water supply due to lack of operation and maintenance of local wells managed by General Company of Water and Wastewater affecting 2 million people

Using the probability/ Impact analysis chart, all the above mentioned situations except situation -7,

are rated as high probability of happening with an impact on high number of population as indicated

in the table below.

Probability /Likelihood

Low Medium High

Impact /consequence

High Situation # 1, 2,3,4,5,6

Medium Scenario 7

Low


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Strategic Planning for the Top Identified Situations/Hazards

Situation # 1: Partial or total interruption of water supply due to lack of operation and maintenance of Man Made River Project affecting 3.8 million people

Lack of operation and maintenance Description of situation

Partial or total failure of the distribution system. This has happened in 2011

Trend analysis

Phase I: Jalo - Bengahzi- - Ajdbya – Sirt; Phase II: Tawrgha to Tripoli - Beni Walid to Garhian

Geographical Location

3.8 million people will be affected; displacement of people may occur

Humanitarian consequences (number of people affected, displacement etc)

3.8 million people Planning figure Delay of budget allocations and continued freezing of MMRP account

Early Warning Triggers

Human Resources Response essentials

Spare Parts, monitoring systems

Technical Support

50 Million USD (out of the 200 million LYD annual budget)

Situation # 2: Partial or total interruption of water supply due to lack of operation and maintenance of desalination systems affecting 1.4 million people

Operation and maintenance Description of situation

Partial or total failure of desalination plants Trend analysis

coastal areas (from Tubrak to Zwara) Geographical Location

1.4 million people Humanitarian consequences (number of people affected, displacement etc)

600,000 people Planning figure

Delay of essential budget allocations to continue operation of the plants

Early Warning Triggers

Human Resources Response essentials

Spare parts, pumps, fuel, generators, borehole operation

Technical support

20million USD


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Situation # 3: Damage to wastewater networks in Tripoli and Benghazi affecting 750,000 people

Description of Situation Damage of sewerage systems and networks

Trend analysis Frequent record

Geographical location Tripoli and Benghazi


750,000 people

Planning figure 270, 000 people

Early warning triggers Heavy rainfall particularly in winter

Response essentials Human Resources

Supplies: PVC pipes

Partnerships

Financial resources 2,500,000 USD (PVC pipes and installation – 2,000,000, 500,000 pumps)

Situation # 4: Damage to sanitation pumping systems in Sabha and Tubruk affecting 135,000 people

Description of hazard Shutdown of pump stations

Trend analysis Frequent record due to poor maintenance

Geographical location Sabha and Tubruk


135,000 people

Planning figure 60,000 people

Early warning triggers Sabha is out of service, Tubruk will be stopped in one month unless immediate action is taken


Supplies: Submersible pumps and accessories

Partnerships

Financial resources: 2,000,000 USD


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Situation # 5: Disruption to sewer treatment plant in Misrata affecting 230,000 people

Description of hazard Shutdown of wastewater treatment plants

Trend analysis Frequent record

Geographical location Misrata, and Gryan

Humanitarian consequences ( number of people affected, displacement etc)

230,000 people


Early warning triggers Gryan stopped, Misrata within two months


Supplies: pumps, spare parts, and electro-mechanical tools and accessories

Partnerships private sectors

Financial resources: 6,000,000 USD (pumps – 4,000,000; spare-parts and mechanical accessories – 2000000)

Situation # 6: Disruption of waste treatment ponds (lagoons) in Sabha and Tripoli affecting 95,000 people

Description of hazard Lagoon

Trend analysis frequent

Geographical location Sabha and Tripoli


95,000 people


Early warning triggers Heavy rainfall


Supplies: De-watering pumps, bulldozer

Partnerships, private contractors

Financial resources: 1,750,000 USD (Dewatering pumps – 750000 + Contractor – 1000000USD

The total budget required to run the most essential Water and Sanitation Services is about

82,000,000 USD


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Advocacy Points

1. Immediate operation and maintenance budget has to be provided by the government to water

supply institutions, otherwise:

about 3.9 million people in Libya will be affected as a result of failure in Man Made

River;

about 0.6 million people will be affected as a result of failure in Desalination systems;

about 1 million people will be affected as a result of failure in water systems (wells)

managed by the General Company for Water and Wastewater;

2. All parties in the conflict has to protect the 3 main sources of water supply to ensure continuity

of services.

3. The government has to allocate sufficient humanitarian resources to Municipalities:

to provide adequate quantity of safe water to the vulnerable populations including

Internally Displaced people, returnees, and migrants

to ensure safe and adequate water and sanitation facilities are provided in schools

and health centers

4. Central Bank of Libya has to facilitate the procurement of goods requested by water and

sanitation institutions by issuing letter of credit and other relevant financial transactions

5. The donor community has to support the Water and Sanitation Institutions to ensure the most

essential operation are carried out regularly


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Annex 1: List of Participants

Phone Email Position, Foundation Name S/N

0913844268 [email protected] Member of the

Administrative

Committee in MMRP

Abd Allah Mohamad Ben

Edris

1-

0913796676 [email protected] Consultant in MMRP Mohamad Ahmad Duraat 2-

0918787548 [email protected] General Director of the

General Management of

Maintenance and

Operation

Abd Almuhsen Abd

Almoula

3-

0945986124 [email protected] General Director of

General Company for

Water Desalination

Ramdan Ali Abosinia 4-

0913751060 [email protected] Director of Technical

Cooperation Office in

MoP

Esam Garba

5-

0924377534 [email protected] Employee in TCO \ MoP Mouataz Alshikhi

6-

0914000023 [email protected] Employee of the TCO \

MoP

Ebrahim Abohager

7-

0912133736 [email protected] Hydrogeological \ Former

Secretary of the General

Authority for water

Omar Emhemed Salem

8-

0912190690 [email protected] Former Minister of Water

Resources

Elhadi Soliman Elhanshir

9-

0913714099 [email protected]

Director of Planning and

Follow-up Department at

the General Authority of

Water Resources

Anas Aboalghasem

Mohamad

10-

0925851696 [email protected] Director of Human

Resources Development

in General Authority for

Mohamad Altoumi Ali

11-

mailto:[email protected]












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Water Resources

Management

0925452838 [email protected] Head of the Department

of Water Studies \

General Authority for

Water

Abd Allah Mohamad Ali

12-

0914568543 [email protected] Assistant Chairman of

the Department of

Management and setup

Salah Eldin Gumaa

Mahmud

13-

0914588755 [email protected] Director of Planning and

Studies Department of

GCWW

Khalil Mustafa Mohamad

14-

0913277908 [email protected] Professor - Faculty of

Agriculture \ Tripoli

University

Bashir Nwer

15-

0925126574 [email protected] Director of Health Protection Department \ National Center for Disease Control

Mohamad Abo ghalia

16-


Former director of

Authority environmental

sanitation experts Office

Mohamad Dow Khalifa

17-

0910717446 [email protected] Chairman of

Management Council in

General Company for

water and sanitation in

Libya

Mouatamed Ali Alsanusi 18-

0927348133 [email protected] Director of International

Cooperation Office \

General Authority for

Water Resources

Ezaldin Abosriwil

19-


Director of awareness

and information of water

management in the

General Authority of

Water Resources

Soliman MOusa Aboud 20-

0925156533 [email protected] Technical Cooperation

Office TCO - MoP

Rafik Albarki 21-












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Annex 2: Organizational Structure of Water and Sanitation

General Water

Resources Authority

General Company for Water

and Wastewater

Information and

Documentation Center

Man-Made River Project

Desalination company

General Water Authority

Water Research Center

Regional Centre for

Management of Shared

Ground Water


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Annex 3: Background information about main Water and Sanitation Institutions

1. General Water Resources Authority: Overall responsible for management of water and

wastewater sector in Libya through the optimum utilization of water sources (Man Made river

project Desalination, General Company for Water and Wastewater. The authority is also

responsible for construction and maintenance of dams. The head quarter of the authority is

based in Tripoli.

2. General Company for Water and Wastewater: GCWW is functioning at district level and

mandated to overall management of water/wastewater distribution, operation and

maintenance The company provides about 30% of the water needs for consumers in the

country. The number of employees by approximately 16,000 staffs in all administrative

divisions. The company has 12 general divisions in 8 regions with 40 services office and 158

service center. The company implements plans and programs related to operation and

maintenance to water and sewage systems. The company distributes water to all regions of

Libya, estimated at about 1,809,660 m3 / day. The head quarter of the company is based in

Tripoli.

3. Man Made River Project: Provides more than 60% of the water needs of consumers in the

country. Currently the project produced water more than 2.2 million cubic meters (900

thousand cubic liters from the wells of Assrir and Tazirbu, and about 1.3 million of Sahel

Alhassaonh and Aljafarah system). For the operation and maintenance of these systems,

adequate national trained and qualified manpower in various engineering and technical,

financial and administrative exist. The head quarter of the MMRP is based in Benghazi.

4. Desalination Company: The company provides about 10% of the water needs for consumers in the country. Presently there are 8 functional desalination plants along the coastal areas. The desalination plants, even if to a smaller scale, also play a critical role to supply water to several coastal towns either to complement the GMMR supply or as the only source of drinking water as is the case, for example, for example the cities of Tobruk (east) and Zawara (west). The head quarter of the company is based in Benghazi.


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