The project addressed the provision of sanitation to a peri-urban area of Lusaka, known as Mtendere. The project was very unusual because it addressed water borne sanitation to a relatively low-income area. It was part of a Compact between the Zambian and USA Governments addressing...
The purpose of this Consultancy was to assist in the successful implementation of the Sustainability Agreement by monitoring the improvement in the utility performance brought about by the development and commissioning of the new infrastructure, which included the development of new water supply sources. The...
A request was issued by the Minister of Water Affairs to the Chairman of the Board of Amatola Water to carry out a so-called “Due Diligence Assessment” for the proposed Southern Regional Water Utility (SRWU) within a very brief timeline. This project produced a high-level...
A key provision in the National Water Act of 1998 is for the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies and this project initiated the process for this Water Management Area. The process commenced with the development of a Situational Assessment and this was followed by an...
This initially involved the development of a strategic framework and master plan for development of water services in the Eastern Cape to be implemented via a 3 year rolling programme. It included the integration of European Union and South African government funding in a R880...
This assignment was designed to assist the Department of Water Affairs with how to address the huge task of providing support to numerous municipalities around provider issues. It was an extremely strategic piece of work as the country attempted to get to grips with some...
Water Boards in South Africa are, by law, required to consult with the regulator, the Department of Water Affairs, and their customers prior to implementing tariff increases. To facilitate this, they make specific submissions/motivations to the key parties. The primary customers of water boards are...
Adrian Wilson was appointed to undertake the role of Institutional Specialist in the assessment of water utilities which had applied for financial assistance from DFID through the Climate Resilience Infrastructure Facility (CRIDF). Adrian undertook Strategic Institutional Assessments on these utilities. This was part of the...
WAI were appointed by ESAWAS in 2015 to undertake the CEO Peer Review of the water services sector regulator in Zambia; NWASCO. This is an annual process that selects a different water services regulator each year. The process includes review of a wide range of...
The presence of an independent regulator is broadly accepted both in Southern Africa and internationally as constituting best practice. Some countries such as Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania, have had an independent regulator in place for a number of years already. The terms of reference of...