Andre Siohane Niue Water Supply Division-PWD Public Works Department

Andre Siohane Niue Water Supply Division-PWD Public Works Department

Presentation Content Introduction Organisation Overview Existing National Water Plans Challenges Current Projects Future Plans

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Introduction Niue Pop- 1674 (census 2011) Household-477. excluding Tourism accommodation Geology-Karst Limestone Economy: Aid and Tourism Water Source: Underground freshwater and Rainwater Rainfall: Av 2000mm/yr. Water Supply: 24hr with no treatment -safe to drink Wastewater Treatment:- On-Site Septic tanks Legislation: Water Act 2012

Organisation Overview- Public Works Department (PWD) Consist of 5 Divisions, (i)administration (ii)civil & Road Construction (iii)mechanical & Heavy Machinery (iv)building & Engineering and (v) Water Supply & IWRM. PWD core functions; Revenue collection for Quarry (sales of aggregates)and Heavy Machineries Provides services for Port Operations, Road Maintenances, Building Permit, Inspections & Engineering and Water Supply Maintenances & Operations National Focal Point to SOPAC Div of SPC, PWWA, NZ Hydrology Society, WMO Hydrology, NZ Standards

Organisation Overview -Water Supply Division & IWRM Responsible for Water Supply Services; Water Supply Daily Operations and Maintenances Water Supply Developments and improvements Water Demand & System Loss Water Supply Design Septic Design & Inspections Human Resource Capacity Building Implementing GEF- IWRM and PACC Project National Planning and Policies Legislations National Water Steering Committee (Stakeholder Engagement) Awareness and Education Stakeholder Capacity Building Technical Support in Implementing PACC Project

National Water Plans and Legislation Niue National Strategic Plan (NNSP)- Now Under review Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring Water Quality and Monitoring Plan Water Demand Management & System Loss Plan National Drinking Water Safety Plan 2009 and Improvement Schedule Niue Infrastructure Plan 2010 (Assets Management) Water Act 2012 (Finalising Draft Regulations) Cost Benefit Analysis (Finalising Stage ) Vulnerability Assessment in Water Sector for Climate Change (Finalising Stage)

Sector Main Challenges Majority of the reticulate Pipelines are 30 t0 40 years old require replacement Bulk water Meters and Data Loggers now failure require replacements(existing starting to play up-incorrect readings) Electrical Control Boxes-Parts are phase out on the market Economic Development in Tourism increased Water usage and Wastewater Wastewater (Sanitation) lack of maintenances programs Funding mechanism (Address other national Priorities)

Current Water Projects GEF IWRM National Demonstration Project- (2009-2013)- Integrate Land Use, Water Supply and Waste Management as protection Measures for Alofi underground freshwater catchment and near shore fisheries GEF PACC National Demonstration Project (2009-2014) Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Resource through rainwater catchments NZAID Assets Management- (2010-2014) Assets Replacements & Maintenances Sopac- Drinking Water Safety Plan and Water Quality EU EDF 10 - Renewable Energy Pumps level control cables

Water Reservoir Replacement Project Project: Water Reservoir Replacement Total Funding: $330,000.00 ( $260K NZAid AM, $20k Sopac, IWRM $30k and $10 GoN) Objective: Safe Drinking Water Storage for the Communities and Reduce Water Loss. Outcome: (i) Replaced 4 leaking tanks with new ones by install 5 new water tank and 1 for new community area (ii) reduce water loss in water tanks Contractor- Tasman Tank Ltd of Australia, Supplier and Installation including PWD Water Sector Tank Type- Coated Galvanised Steel with a liner (Construct to NZ&A Standards, Cyclone rate and seismic load) Duration: Sept 11-May 2012.

Future Water Sector Plans Support from IWRM Project Water and Wastewater Indicator Framework Niue National IWRM Plan and Costed IWRM Action Plan National Water Use Efficiency Plan National Policy Statement for Water and Wastewater Program

Future Programs Future Proposed Projects: Assessment Waste and Wastewater Management Plan and Action Plan for Implementing -GEF STAR Allocation WUE- Cost Recovery through households metering Energy Efficiency in Water Sector (EDF 11) Review of the National Building Code and Building Act 1990 Human Resource development APTC Training Twinning program.

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