Ministry of Public Utilities

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1 Typical Structure of the Organization Ministry of Public Utilities Public Works Departments Water & Sewage Section Supplying of Water, Sewage Service, Plumbing services, Desalination water Plants

2 Brief overview of the Organisation The Public Works Department Administration & stores 9 staff Design and Supervision Unit 8 staff Mechanical Section - 12 staff Electrical & Refrigeration section 5 staff Building & Joinery Section 8 staff Civil Engineering Section 11 staff Water & Sewage Section - 10 staff Housing Section 8 staff Overall 71 employees Water & Sewage Section Primary Establishment Supply water to private residential and commercial entities Total customers 900 Provide maintenance services; plumbing connections, guttering repair, pipe connections, repair tank(s) leakages Sewage services OVERALL ESTABLISHMNET OF PUBLIC WORKS Provide Technical and Essential supporting services to the Public

3 3 biggest challenges for your utility 1. Managing of Water Crises. - Rationing of Water Supply 1999, and Installation of Water tanks to Household - On the Capital and the Outer-islands Installation of guttering, water tanks and fixing piping connection to residential buildings. The transportation of water tanks to the outer-islands, fixing the gutters systems to households, connections of new tanks with the existing water supply piping. 3. Distribution of water supply to Customers - High cost of Water delivery heavily subsides by Government - Lack data recording and expertise in analyzing data (supply, leakage, loss, stored, and production from Desalination) water delivered,in terms of Gallon delivered, leakages during transportation personnel to analyze data

4 1. Managing of Water Crises. Water rationing, reduce of water supply from 1000gal per household to 500gal Act as a monitoring agency for the NDMC water sounding to all Government reservoir (Water Storage). Once a State of Emergency is declared Role of the PWD automatically changes, intervention of Government, water being rationed to household High operation cost labor, fuel, electricity and transportation cost water draught - Limited number of Desalination Water Plant to produce water 2011 The deployment of PWD personnel to establish a 8m3 Desalination Plant and supplying of water to one of the southern Island who was severely affected by the drought 1999 water crises Lack experience and knowledge in Desalination water Plants Transportation of Water to the Northern Islands

5 Installation of Water tanks to Household - In mid 2010, a total of more than 900 water tanks were installed by the PWD to individual household on Funafuti (Aid grant - AusAID, EU, Japan, and GoT) - Re-guttering, supplying fascia board and guttering appliances' to Government and private residencies AusAID, UE and GoT - By December 2011 until late 2012, transportation of water tanks to the outer-islands - Public Works as Sub-Contractor for the installation water tanks and harvesting systems to the private households 1,231 Tanks ( Current on going expected to complete installation end December 2012 or late Jan. 2013

6 Distribution High cost of Water of water delivery supply heavily to Customers subsides by Government Improve water delivery to houses/customers allocated time of delivery per payment schedules. Higher water charges for Household payment after working hours. Normal charge 1,000 gal = $16AUD, after hours additional of $40. Lack data recording and expertise in analyzing data (supply, leakage, loss, stored, and production from Desalination) Increase staff within the Water & Sewage Section to collect and manage information water produced/delivered/electricity etc..

7 Current projects Desalination Water Plant Two 100m3 Desalination Two 10m3 Desalination One 8m3 Desalination Water Cisterns 25m x 15m x 2.8m under the PACC Lofeagai community New water cistern for 100m3 desalination Water Plant IWRM Introduction of Compost toilets on Funafuti the main capital, 45 new compost toilets and additional funds from AusAID and EU under the B envelop of EDF 10 th

8 Cont of current projects -Desalination Water Plant Currently Public Works Department received 1 100m3 Solar desalination water plant and 2 mobile diesel 10m3 Desalination under the PEC (Pacific Environment Community FUND) Japan Grant, 10m3 solar desalination water plant AusAID & UK to service the shipping vessels 100m3 Solar Desalination Water plant from the Russia Government replacing our old backup 50m3 Desalination water plants

9 Cont.of Current projects - Water Cisterns Increase water storage through the PACC (Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change) 25mx15mx2.8m high concrete water cistern - $450,000 AUD under construction expected to complete within late November, 2012 (1050m3 storage) Phase two through AusAID assistant, another water storage cistern would be constructed to gather the PEC funded 100m3 Solar Desalination Water plant located within the Public Works Department complex- 24/7 operation (solar grid to the main electricity supply)

10 Cont.of Current projects - IWRM Project Introduction of Compost Toilets - To reduces flushing of rainwater, save more water for drinking, reduce contamination environment Currently there are 40 households with Compost toilets experiences and data collected has confirmed that families such facilities sustain long droughts periods AusAID and EU had shown interest in granting more funds.

11 6 MAJOR ISSUES Proper trainings on desalination water plans maintenance/operation Twining small size pacific water Utilities (RMI), develop, coordination and indentifying common problems arises with the Utilities To provided a efficient water delivery service to customs Able to provide water supply to household during long draught periods Develop more sustainable sewage service to customs, and more sustain environment friendly practices Assistances Building capacity in the data collection, asset maintenance and data analysis

12 THANK YOU