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RETA 6265

Implementing Pilot Projects for Small-Piped Water Networks
Updated: 28 April 2008

The regional technical assistance (RETA), approved on 25 October 2005, will demonstrate speedy delivery of piped water supply to urban or peri-urban areas in India, Philippines, and Viet Nam using small-piped water networks (SPWNs). The RETA aims to assist in achieving the MDG Target 10 on sustainable access to safe drinking water.

• Rationale
• Outputs
• Activities

RATIONALE

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Many water utilities in developing member countries have low levels of coverage. Households who are not connected to the piped water system often buy water from water vendors at inflated cost, or get limited water supply from standpipes.

The core issue is to promptly connect these households to piped water at affordable price. Water utilities need to increase their areas of coverage. But on an agreed-upon interim basis, the small-scale water providers (SSWPs) or the homeowners associations can assist in expeditiously providing piped water to consumers until such time the water utility is able to do so. The implementation issue is to find financing mechanisms that is flexible and fast, and will respond to the needs of the people. SSWPs need to be regularized through a registration system and monitored the quality of construction, operation, and maintenance.

This RETA will address these issues in selected pilot areas, and determine potential for upscaling the pilot projects, and integrating SWPNs and SSWPs into both public and private sector loan projects.

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OUTPUTS

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RETA outputs include

• Successful SPWNs in India (Ahmedabad); Philippines (Caloocan City, Cainta, Taytay, and San Mateo); and Viet Nam (Tan Huong Commune, and Tan Ly Tay Commune)
• A new or modified SSWP registration procedure, in coordination with the appropriate registering agency
• An evaluation report of the implementation of SPWNs
• A practical tool kit to help replicate efforts and scale up SPWNs under ADB's lending program.

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ACTIVITIES

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Major RETA activities include

• Household surveys to determine the profile of households, including their water requirement and sources; and SSWP surveys to determine SSWP profile, in aid of preparing or modifying the SSWP registration procedure in India, Philippines, and Viet Nam
• Consultation meetings with the various stakeholders for the agreed arrangements in setting up of SPWNs
• Established SPWNs in India, Philippines, and Viet Nam
• A regional workshop to present the evaluation report of the implementation of SPWNs
• A SPWN tool kit to assist ADB staff in designing similar water supply projects