WATSAN ServicesPunjab Urban

PUF 2014

Dr Nasir JavedCEOThe Urban Unit

Policy & Legal Framework

National Water Policy National Sanitation Policy Punjab Water Policy Punjab Sanitation Policy (Draft Ready) Development of Authorities Act PLGO

P&D

PHED

WASAsTMAs

LG&RDD

Finance

CO UnitsCBOs

SSPOs

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

consumers

DCO

ComDCO

CM Sctt

WATSAN Urban Punjab

Consumers use water inefficiently

Low tariffs, low collectionHigh usage and systemlosses drive up costs

Services deteriorate

Utility survives on subsidies

Efficiency continues to decline

Utility cannot pay costs orextend system

System assets deteriorate

Investing/maintenance

are postponedWillingness to pay declines

Managers lose autonomy and

incentives

Subsidiesfail to materialize

Motivation, service deteriorate further

Crisis, huge rehabilitation costs

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Vicious Cycle of Inefficiency

Source: New Designs for Water & Sanitation Transactions, Water & Sanitation Program

Institutional Issues & Challenges

WASA is an AGENCY of Development Authority

having lmite autonomy for Admn. and financial matters.

WASA is not designed as a service provider and profssional entity, rather an engineering entity.

WASA has weak capacity to plan, implement & operate systems and development projects

Poor Asset Management WASA has No business plan

Institutional Web : WASAs

MD & DMDs posted by Govt (HUD &PheD) ADP approved by PDWP All PC 1 & PC II approved by GoPb

processes Finances released by FD All subsidy released on summaries &

Requests Multiple tiers of operational monitoring

Officer to Staff ratio: WASA3%

91%

6%

1

2

3

Total

7,504

Worker

5,101

Officer

2,403

İSKİ’s Staff

10

WASAs – Operating/Working Ratio2010 2011 2012

M-WASA 2.76 2.77 3.44

L-WASA 1.95 2.11 2.27

G-WASA 7.04 4.35 4.75

R-WASA 1.48 1.82 1.66

F-WASA 1.43 1.74 1.86

Water Regulation Economic regulator

(PPP, tariff, costs etc) Technical regulator

(Water quality, Env standards, leakage & WWT etc) Administrative regulator

(Admin deptt or SECP)

Water Regulation Economic regulator

(PPP, tariff, costs etc) Technical regulator

(Water quality, Env standards, leakage & WWT etc) Administrative regulator

(Admin deptt or SECP)

Punjab Municipal Water Act

Establishment of Punjab Municipal Water Commission (Regulator)

Clarity of Roles & Responsibilities Ownership of Ground Water Categorization of Water uses Plans & Monitoring

Unless we leave the beaten track….

Thanks