2016

Study for the Preparation of a Global Strategy for Water Sector Management and Climate Change Adaption in the Department of Zou

Flow
Flood
Climate Change

Context

The department of Zou was settled following the drainage of the Ouémé River and one of its tributaries and is therefore regularly impacted due to flooding and water runoff. The outcome of this has been:

• Damage to public and private infrastructure to varying degrees
• Material losses as well as the loss of human lives

Altereo was selected to carry out a study at the scale of the 9 communes making up the departmental territory of the Communauté de Communues du Zou (CCZ) with the objective of addressing the issues of stormwater and river flooding and other related consequences in the context of changing climate patterns for an overall management strategy.

The human component was a priority for this project having the goal of protecting all concerned individuals against the risks of runoff and floods while at the same time protecting their economic activities and the structures.

Project Description

Given the scale and complexity of the project, an iterative approach was required bringing together:

• The elected officials of Zou (CCZ)
• Representatives of the State
• General Directorate for Sanitation
• General Directorate for Water (DG Eau)
• Delegation for Territorial Development (DAT)

The study comprised of the following phases:

• Diagnosis of the catchment of the Zou
• Mapping the existing structures
• Compendium of agricultural practices
• Preparation of a Prioritized Program of Action per sector
• Quantification of the Program of Action

2006 then 2020

Training Program for SMEs of the Public Works sector: Maintenance of Water Networks (countries: Djibouti, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, Botswana, Zambia)

A 100% capacity building mission focused on water utilities and local SMEs capacity building to offer subcontracting and develop business in the sector

Context

CDE is an ACP/EU joint institution created in the framework of the Cotonou Agreement. It’s financial resources mainly come from the European Development Fund (EDF). Its objective is to ensure the development of professional ACP enterprises operating in the private sector. CDE operates complementarily with the European Commission, the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Investment Bank in the framework of support to the private sector.

Project Description

This program helped 50 SMEs of the public works and hydraulics sector in the target areas. It aimed to help them acquire skills and technologies for the maintenance of water networks, and plan their development in this new business area. The project itself consisted of 5 phases:

• Analysis of the operators and identification of SMEs concerned by the program
• Technical diagnosis of water supply facilities and network operation
• Development of the training modules
• Strengthening of the SME’s abilities
• Support for the establishment of the business plans in order to acquire the technologies of maintenance

2018

Technical assistance mission for the elaboration of a simplified evaluation system for Civil Engineering on a Saudi wastewater treatment plant in the Riyadh region

Technical support
Competency transfer to local staff on civil work diagnosis

Context

SEURECA SAUDI has been awarded a contract for the modernization and rehabilitation of a large number of wastewater treatment plants in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia.

SEURECA called upon Altereo’s skills and expertise to provide technical support to:

• Modify, improve and simplify VEOLIA’s pre-established diagnostic grids
• Take part in the definition of the standard reports of simplified diagnosis of the Civil Engineering for the SEURECA SAUDI mission
• Participate in the drafting of the booklet and methodology accompanying the simplified diagnosis grids and in particular the sharing of illustrations

Project Description

A first phase is conducted over 3 days to prepare the mission, including document analysis.

A second phase is conducted in Saudi Arabia and includes 3 days on site with travel to 3 sites.

2018

Setting up a GIS specialized in drinking water network management with GPS solution

Context

In this World Bank financed project, Altereo, in partnershop with D2E, was selected by the REGIDESO to set up a GIS with GPS Solution for drinking water network metering in the city of Bujumbura, capital of Burundi.

Altereo was expected to provide the following:

• The complete Cart@jour® GIS licence with a module for GPS import/export
• Microsoft server for Windows 2008 with SQL Server express
• Windows 7 PC and connections
• Colour A3 Printer
• 3 bi-frequence GPS Trimble receptors with tripod and stand

Project Description

Cartographic data were recovered and integrated, especially background maps and a part of the network with the main structuring objects.

The modus operandi selected for this purpose takes into account the fact that the GPS station closest to Bujumbura is situated at a distance of 130km. In order to improve the precision of the topographic surveys, it was decided that a differential mode would be used with a local or base station installed within the REGIDESO.

This functions together with the measures taken by the technicians with their receptors. A differential correction was applied to the collected data. The creation of this local station necessitated the measurement process from a geodetic point located at Bujumbura Airport.

 Once the measurements are taken, the base can be installed definitively at the premises of REGIDESO within an obstacle-free zone – for example the roof or an abandonned water tower.

2016

Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Master Plan for Santo Antão and Feasibility Study on the Sanitation Project for Porto Novo, Cape-Verde

Study of water resources
Training of ANAS staff

Context

Altereo was awarded this contract financed by the French Development Agency together with the Senegalese firm EDE.

Despite a limited surface area (779 m²), the island of Santo Antão, located to the North-West of the archipelago, is characterized by significant imbalance in the availability of resources between the north and the south of the island.

The South is subject to a very dry climate regime that has forced the concerned authorities to resort to seawater desalination to supply the main city of Porto-Novo (10,000 inhabitants).
On the other hand, abundant rainfall in the northern part of the island provides a sufficient resource through boreholes and springs.

The objective of the Master Plan is to assess the needs of the sector, to define the priority investments to be made and to prioritize them over a 20-year horizon in order to ensure a sustainable service to the island’s populations.

Project Description

As part of this study, ALTEREO is in charge of the following activities:

Study of water resources in order to prepare the water balance (needs/resources) and propose scenarios for resource mobilization to respond to the demand for water within the given horizon
Development of a data model on current and projected water resources and water and wastewater systems (using QGIS) and development of thematic maps.

Training of ANAS staff and the staff of water and sanitation services (SAAS) of the 3 municipalities of Santo Antão to use QGIS.

2014 – 2015

Development of a Fecal Sludge Management Services for the City of Niamey

Diagnostics and recommendations
PPP arrangements
Consideration of options
Support to the city

Context

The aim of the project is to study the possibilities of Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) through private sector participation schemes including through a public-private partnership framework for the management of the sludge treatment plant. It also includes the establishment of an appropriate system for collecting and transporting sludge with the involvement of local private operators.

Project Description

Phase 1: Diagnostics and preliminary recommendations

• Review existing FSM services in Niamey, including drainage, transportation and reuse
• Conduct a survey to assess the capacity and willingness to pay for FSM services
• Review the regulatory framework for in-situ sanitation facilities and FSM services and provide recommendations for a comprehensive framework
• Review of the capacity of the city of Niamey and the civil society to oversee the FSM services and make recommendations
• Review the current state of operation and management existing equipment and services in the public sector; propose future use in the collection and transport of sludge, or for their phase-out

Phase 2: PPP arrangements

Phase 3: Consideration of options

Phase 4: Support to the city of Niamey to implement the chosen PPP

2015 – 2018

Study of the diagnosis for the rehabilitation of the water supply system of the city of Medea

Competency transfer to local staff on field operations,
Leak detection, monitoring

Context

The Drinking Water Supply of the city of Medea is provided 60% from the Ghrib Dam (Ghrib-Medea transfer for about 24km of water supply) and 38% from the Chiffa-Medea transfer (ensured by the 03 intake points of Wadis Chiffa, El-Djir and El-Merdja) for about ~ 14 km of the conveyance line.

Underground resources (drilling and springs) account for only 2% of the volume distributed.

Due to the state of advanced dilapidation of the downtown DWS network, existing since 1866, huge losses have been recorded (leaks not apparent).

Due to strong demographic pressure, demand is increasing with the expansion of the urban fabric, the realization of the new urban and university hub, the rehabilitation of the Harbil and Draâ-Smar areas of activity and the realization of the commercial district of Ouzera.

Project Description

• Mission A: preparing a digitized mapping system to develop and update the maps of the DWS system (production and distribution)
• Mission B: diagnosis of the distribution system, its operation, maintenance and management, in order to identify the causes of dysfunction and the weaknesses of current yields
• Mission C: diagnosis of the production system; development of variant studies, yield enhancement, economic studies and recommendations
• Mission D: identification of developments, renovations and extensions of the system to meet the demand for drinking water by 2040 on the basis of projections of the population within this timeframe/the corresponding water demand, applied to the mathematical model that will be the tool to define the necessary network extensions.

*estimate of industrial demand conducted separately.

2013 – 2016

Global Management Contract for the Chadian Water Company (STE)

Full initial assessment of staff organization and capacities and definition of an extensive training program

Context

The World Bank funded PADUR aims at enhancing the performances of the Chad Water Utility – Société Tchadienne des Eaux through the recruitment of a service contractor for a 3 year period. The project focuses specifically on the improvement of technical, financial and organizational management of the water utility in order to improve access to drinking water in N’Djamena and 9 other production centers.

The main expected outcomes as part of this project is endowing STE with the capacity for managing its activities in optimal conditions based on activities such as:

• Developing productivity and qualification of the personnel
• Increase the number of urban population having access to drinking water

Project Description

GIS provided services as part of the following outputs:

• Output 1: Training of STE technical and managerial staff
• Output 2: Borehole rehabilitation and reinforcement of production monitoring
• Output 6: Technical assistance for the creation of a call centre and a claim management system
• Output 7: Technical assistance on the elaboration of a communication plan
• Output 8: Technical assistance on the implementation of customer satisfaction surveys
• Output 9: GIS implementation for water supply networks
• Output 10: Elaboration and implementation of performance indicators for STE

2012 – 2013

Audit of the Water Company of Saint-Marc (SESAM)

Yield
Audit
Performance

Context

The Water Company of Saint Marc (SESAM – a subsidiary of a French company with manpower of 40) has been the Public Service Delegation entity for drinking water in the city of Saint Marc since 2009. The contract was subsidized by the International Development Bank.

SESAM manages drinking water distribution (disinfected against cholera through the use of bleach) for 3000 networks with meters and 13 kiosks where the general public may buy water in buckets. The principal issue remains the lack of willingness to pay on the part of the users.

Altereo conducted an audit, as commissioned by the Haitian government, with the objective of preparing a clear and precise Public Service Delegation Contract for Drinking Water Supply within the city of Saint Marc. This was supported by the Haitian Government, SESAM and also by the operator LYSA SAS, the main French shareholder for the company

Project Description

The consultant was specifically asked to identify deficiencies and liabilities, as well as to provide recommendations for contract development.
The mission assignment included:

• Identifying the strength and weakness of the management contract concerning economic, legal and financial aspects
• Identifying gaps and / or breaches in the management contract enforcement, that will be taken into account for it’s possible revision or renegotiation
• Assessing the equilibrium of the delegation for this first leasing period, by giving objective opinions on the implementation by the operator
• Suggesting improvements in the agreement contract or its annexes for each mission or sub-mission
• Suggesting a basis for dispute resolution concerning the contract implementation by the operator, and appropriate remedies bases

2018

Yaoundé and three Secondary Cities Project: Assistance to CAMWATER for the Project Technical Management

Project Management
Training
Technical Assistance

Context

Created following the presidential decree of 31 December 2005, placed under technical supervision of the Water Ministry and under financial supervision of the Finance Ministry, CAMWATER is a public utility having the objective of management of assets and rights allocated to public drinking water services in urban and peri-urban areas on behalf of the State.

The Yaoundé and Three Secondary Cities project, with an amount of 110M€, aims for the construction and rehabilitation of drinking water treatment stations in the cities of Yaoundé, Edéa, Bertoua and N’Gaoundéré, along with the reinforcement of transfer, storage and distribution mechanisms.

It is expected that by 2015, about 180,000 users, of which 50,000 in the three secondary cities, will be provided with access to drinking water via individual connections or fountains.

Project Description

Altereo worked with CAMWATER to provide technical assistance and training, particularly focusing on:

• Support and capacity building for project management
• Support and capacity building towards environmental management
• Support and capacity building for hydraulic modeling of drinking water network
• Support and capacity building for the design, implementation and utilisation of a GIS

2018 – 2020

Project to secure the drinking water supply system, through diagnostic analyses and master plan preparation of the distribution network in the Municipality of Keetmanshoop

Diagnosis of the conveyance system
Diagnosis of the distribution system
Preparation of a Master Plan

Conveyance system: 45 km of networks

Distribution system: 150 km of networks

Context

The project took form in 2016 following high level visit in France by Dr. Hage Geingob that brought together the Namibian authorities, the French Embassy in Namibia and Altereo to discuss the urgent water-related issues facing the country. Following multiple visits by Altereo to the country, priority areas were identified to deal with the problem of water network aging, leakages, deterioration, etc. and to ensure regular, uninterrupted water supply for the users.

It was decided that the pipeline serving Keetmanshoop Municipality from Naute dam required urgent rehabilitation. In addition, it was also decided that the distribution network within Keetmanshoop municipality would be analyzed, along with the preparation of a Water Supply Master Plan and a high performance asset management pilot project.

Project Description

Mission A: Diagnosis of the conveyance system

Data collection along the entire 45 km pipeline by GPS and drone. Localisation of about a hundred leaks interventoried via the KIS® Collect application mobile. Diagnosis of the facilities and electromechanical equipment.

Mission B: Diagnosis of the distribution system and preparation of a Master Plan

Setting up Altereo’s GIS, KIS. Measurement campaign, modeling, leak detection on the urban network, Altereo’s Artificial Intelligence solution HpO® for the optimization of network renewal, Master Plan for 2040

2006 then 2020

Audit of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) management within Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority

Technical and methodological audit of the NRW managment service
Recommendations and investment plan

4 180 km water networks

Context

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a country where potable water mainly comes from desalination and is hence costly to produce. Water distribution over the whole country is ensured by the same network which comprises about 3,700 km of mains in 2006 and grows to 4,180 km in 2020. The network is characterised by low pressures which rarely exceed 2 bars.

Altereo assists the Electricity and Water Authority to evaluate its performances in terms of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) management.

Altereo’s is distinguished in two distinct projects:

• the first project carried out in 2006
• the second project carried out in 2019-2020

Project Description

The first project consists of the following phases:

• Technical and methodological audit of the waste control unit
• Feasibility study for remote network monitoring
• Benchmarking of different leak detection technologies including gas

This project produces a series of strategic recommendations for EWA.

The second project consists of evaluating the actions undertaken by EWA and the stages reached in order to continue to improve performances.. It consists of the following phases:

• Preliminary audit of EWA’s achievements and performance since 2006
• Non-Revenue Water deeper audit to investigate the previous findings