The project consists of the assessment, the analysis and the preparation of budgets for the water supply system optimization, development of sanitation solutions, solid waste management, watershed management, integrating environmental management and the creation of a utility company in Providence Island.
In addition, immediate impact actions that contributed to the improvement of the public utilities services and environmental management were carried out.
Description of WMI
1. Optimizing aqueduct
- Leak detection
- Tank level, pressure and flow measurement campaigns
- Hydraulic network modeling
- Commercial losses assessment
- Domestic water meter replacement programmes
- NRW assessment
2. Developing solutions for collective and individual sanitation
- Systems design under different operation scenarios
- Waste water treatment plant design for tropical conditions
- Waste water treatment plant refurbishment in Pueblo Viejo
3. Solid Waste Management
- Collection and classification of 80 Ton of scrap metal and 2 m3 of glass
- Valuation and collection of 3 m3 of crab shells
- 15 projects using green waste composting methods
4. Integrated Environmental Management
- Watershed Management
- Soil analysis
- Erosion control approach
5. Establishment of an enterprise community to supply public services
- Institutional, legal, administrative, commercial, financial, technical and operational assessment
- Customer survey and cleansing data (Planning and programming, implementation, preparation of assessment and final report)
- Creation of Utilities Company
Key results
- Recommendation and action plan to improve the global management of water resources (control over the water cycle from beginning to end) and waste management
- Definition of priority actions to be implemented
- Establishment of an Enterprise community to supply services
- Improvement of the water network performance of 20 %
