Biguli Launch Brochure April 2016

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BIGULI SUB COUNTY GETS THREE NEW

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SYSTEMS

Kamwenge District

Local Government

Pump operator John Batuma opened the tap. Water

gushed out. White. Bright. Reecting the sunrays.

Those who were standing in its way literally took

off for their lives.

Hidden in their “ight” was great joy. The joy of

accomplishment…. the knowledge that safe water was

now in easy reach. Piped water had come to Rwebishahi

community in Biguli sub county, Kamwenge district.

This was the scene early April as the partners promoting

the Everyone Forever Vision in Kamwenge District

made a nal technical tour of the system ahead of its

ofcial commissioning on 27 April 2016.

Rwebishahi water supply and sanitation system is one of

the four that have so far been constructed in Biguli Sub

county, with nancial support from Water For People.

The others are: Malere-Nyakabungo-Butanda and

Busingye-Buhumuriro, also to be commissioned today

27th April 2016 by Eng. Aaron Kabirizi, the Director of

Directorate of Water Development in the Ministry of

Water and Environment.

The fourth system is Biguli-Kirinda which was

commissioned in June 2015, covering a 7km distance

and serving 7000 people.

Water For People has since 2012 been working with

Wash Uganda’s George Mugenyi (back to camera) joins officials in first tests o Rwabishahi’s pipped water scheme


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Kamwenge District Local Government to improve Water

Sanitation and Hygiene Services. The primary focus

has been on ensuring that everyone in the district has

access to safe water, forever. This means that every

household, every clinic and every school has a reliable

and sustainable supply of safe water.

Interventions started in Biguli Sub County, with

assessment in ve target villages including: Biguli (1353

people), Kirinda (1084 people), Busingye (907 people),

Buhumuriro (878 people) and Rwebishahi (1378 people)and Malere Primary School with 1600 pupils.

NWSCG: Water of very high quality

Earlier assessments identied sites for drilling of

production wells in each of these communities. The

yields obtained varied between 2500 litres per hour

and 6,000 litres per hour. The borehole depths ranged

between 67 and 76 metres. Water Quality tests were

also carried out by the Central Laboratory of National

Water and Sewerage Corporation indicated that the

water contained in the aquifers being tapped are of very

good quality commensurate with the national standards

for potable water.

The piped water supply and sanitation systems were

designed and constructed. Community members were

sensitized about the cost of accessing water from the

system and the importance of contributing nancial

resources towards the maintenance of the scheme.

Soon enough, connections were being effected and

people were now accessing safe water at an affordable

fee. As at March 31st 2016, 13 tap stands and 3 kiosks

had been set up on the three new systems. All the

systems are managed by parish Water Supply andSanitation Boards, which have in turn hired private

scheme operators.

With a total storage capacity of 6550 metres, the

three systems can serve a domestic population of up

to 7,129 and an institutional population of 4,140. They

are all powered by three-phase electrical diesel-driven

generator sets of prime power 15kVA which powers the

electrical submersible pump. They cover a distance of

8.6km.

Worth investment

In terms of funding and other resources, Water for

People invested UGX1.2 Billion; Ministry of Waterand Environment and the Kamwenge District Local

Government provided technical and supervisory

support; Biguli Sub County provided manpower for

supervision and land acquisition, while the residents

provided the land for the sytems.

An engineer’s view

Speaking during the technical monitoring of the three

systems, Peter Opwonya the team lead of Technical

Support Unit Six (TSU6) expressed his satisfaction with

the project.

“From the nal inspection we have had today, this project

and system is ready for commissioning. We are happy

that the contractor has handled most of the snags we

identied at the previous site meetings,” Opwonya said.

“The emphasis now should be on the private operator

and the board, working closely with the sub-county

to sensitise people and ensure we have systems and

structures to maintain and operate sustainably.”

“As a sector, we are now shifting from the point water

sources, for example shallow wells, springs, boreholes,and moving to piped systems. If we have such systems

in Biguli and they are well managed, we should be able

to move in the right direction.”

Ministiry Engineer David checks the resorvior readings at Rwebishahi, and visits a water stall at Malere


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A Water Board ofcial and user’s comment

Gloria Laadi, treasurer of the Busingye-Rwebishahi-

Buhumiriro water supply and sanitation board, agreed

they are on the right track, learning important lessons

in maintaining the systems and improving people’s

lives.

“Previsously we were taking water from the swamp,

or buying unsafe water from the vendor. It was bad

and unhealthy,” Laadi recalls the situation before thepiped system was constructed by Water for People.

The price of water has since reduced from Sh500 to

sh200 in her area. In other areas it is as low as sh100.

Laadi admits that some challenges have emerged,

especially with Operation and Maintenance, as cases

of faulty taps have increased. Most of the money

collected from users is spent on fuel to pump the

water. Also with the onset of the rainy season, people

harvest rainwater for domestic use which reduces the

amount of money collected by the board. But on a

positive note, from the funds raised, the water boardhas been able to open a Post Bank account.

Users and pump mechanic comments

Maintenance, fuel and rains are common issues of

concern when you talk to users. Hope Atuhire operates

one of the tapstands on the Rwebishahi system. She

also operates an eatery in the area. While she says

water has improved her earnings and reputation, she

also bemoans the coming of the rains which have

halved her earnings. She says residents also need to

adjust to the price increase from sh100 to sh200.

Malere scheme operator Peter Tumwesiga calls for

more support in this early stage, to ensure viability of the

water project. He specically says there are challenges

relating with water meter reading which leads to losses.

LC3 chairman impressed

Simeon Komaho, Chairperson LC3 Biguli Sub county,

says all difculties are part of the initial stages of such

projects, and says the impact on the community is huge.

“We got the Water for People programe in 2012, we

then had 23% water coverage and were one of the water stressed sub-counties in Kamwenge. But now we

have 53% safe water coverage,” he said.

“Water borne diseases have been greatly minimized

and people have more time to concentrate on improving

Rwebishahi Water Supply and Sanitation Water Scheme

Description Specification

Location

District Kamwenge

County Kibale

Sub County Biguli

Parish Biguli

Villages Served Rwebishahi

Background Information

Size of Current Population beingserved

841 Domestic Population323 Institutional Population

Population Designed for or Capacity ofsystems in 20 years ((2016 – 2036)

1,325 Domestic Population509 Institutional Population

Management

Name of Water Supply and SanitationBoard Biguli Parish Water Supply and Sanitation Board

Name of Scheme Operator Batuma John

System Specifications

Source Production well that yields 5000litres per hourand is 67m deep well

Source of Energy The source is powered by a three phaseelectrical diesel driven generator set of Primepower 15kVA that a powers an electricalsubmersible pump.

Length of Transmission (pipeline fromsource to the tank)

1,600m

Nature and Capacity of Tank Reinforced Concrete Tank of 30,000litres

Length of distribution (for supplyingbeneficiaries)

2,100m

Number of Metered outlets as at end ofMarch 2016

4 Tap stands and 1 Kiosk

Source of Funds and Appreciation

Water for People Financed Capital Investment of up toUGX350,000,000

Ministry of Water & Environment andKamwenge District Local Government

Provision of technical supervisory Support

Biguli Sub County Local Government Provision of manpower for supervision and landacquisition

Rwebishahi residents Provision of land for the construction

Ministiry Engi-

neer David (lef)

and Sub Country

chie Ronald

Mgume (right)

make sure Hope

Atuhaire’s water

metre readings

are working well.

Atuhaire is one

o the first water

caretakers in

Rwebishahi.


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P. O Box 1420 Kampala - Uganda / Tel +256 414 223247 /www.waterforpeople.org

Facts about the schemes

Malere – Nyakabungo - Butanda Water Supply and Sanitation System

Description SpecificationLocation

District KamwengeCounty KibaleSub County BiguliParish Biguli

Villages Served Malere, Nyakabungo & ButandaBackground InformationSize of Current Population being served 2,467 Domestic Population

1,600 Institutional PopulationPopulation Designed for or Capacity ofsystems in 20 years ((2016 – 2036)

3,888Domestic Population2,560 Institutional Population

ManagementName of Water Supply & SanitationBoard

Malere Parish Water Supply and SanitationBoard

Name of Scheme Operator Tumwesiga Peter


Source 2 production boreholes with a yield of 2500litresper hour and 5000litres per hour that are 67mand 60m deep respectively

Source of Energy Each of the sources is powered by three phaseelectrical diesel driven generator set of Primepower 13kVA and 15kVA respectively that apower electrical submersible pumps.

Length of Transmission (pipeline fromeach of the sources to the tank)

2,300m and 2,150m

Nature and Capacity of Tank Elevated steel cylindrical tank with a capacity of30,000litres

Length of distribution (for supplyingbeneficiaries)

4,200m




Water for People Financed Capital Investment of up toUGX500,000,000.Ministry of Water & Environment andKamwenge District Local Government

Provision of technical supervisory Support

Biguli Sub County Local Government Provision of manpower for supervision and landacquisition

Malere – Nyakabungo – Butandaresidents

Provision of land for the construction

Busingye - Buhumuriro Water Supply and Sanitation Water Scheme

Description Specification

Location

District Kamwenge

County Kibale

Sub County Biguli

Parish Biguli

Villages Served Busingye & Buhumuriro

Background Information

Size of Current Population being served 1,216 Domestic Population680 Institutional Population

Population Designed for or Capacity of

systems in 20 years ((2016 –

2036)

1,916 Domestic Population

1,071 Institutional PopulationManagement

Name of Water Supply and SanitationBoard

Biguli Parish Water Supply and SanitationBoard

Name of Scheme Operator Batuma John


Source 3,000litre per hour 61m deep production well

Source of Energy The source is powered by a three phaseelectrical diesel driven generator set of Primepower 15kVA that a powers an electricalsubmersible pump.

Length of Transmission (pipeline fromsource to the tank)

500m

Nature and Capacity of Tank 30,000litres, Reinforced Concrete TankLength of distribution (for supplyingbeneficiaries)

2,300m




Water for People Financed Capital Investment of up toUGX350,000,000

Ministry of Water &Environment andKamwenge District Local Government Provision of technical supervisory Support

Biguli Sub County Local Government Provision of manpower for supervision andland acquisition

Busingye & Buhumuriro residents Provision of land for the construction

their income without worrying about water.”

“The majority of the people have not yet accessed water,

but we are optimistic, as this project is still going on. Out of

40 villages, a scheme was commission for two villages last

year, now we are adding six more villages.”

“We still have a challenge with the vulnerable and theelderly. They might not have enough money to pay as

they fetch, they will fail, and go back to the ponds…..that

means the water borne diseases will continue”

“My appeal to government is that Biguli sub county be

considered in the rural electrication project to help cut

costs of buying fuel to pump water.”

Hosts are most pleased

Jackson Mugarura has a huge

smile. There is a reason.

The headmaser of Malere

Primary School will not only

host the function to launchthe water schemes in Biguli,

but is already one of the main

beneciaries as a user.

“Oh. You cannot believe the happiness we, the students

and parents have,” he said.

“Our children now spend less time going to look for water,

and we worry less about their hygiene and water diseases

as we have safe water owing day and night.”

Water For All looks for 100% and sustainability

(REVISIT AUDIO)

Consultant George Mugenyi says..........Water is aservice that should be maintained on a commercial…there

is a lot of work being done…it is within policy of govt and

Te water tank at Malere serves 10,000 people.

Te school that hosts the launch.

Biguli Launch Brochure April 2016

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