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Jordan
>> Regional Overview >>Jordan Overview Program Data Sheet
278-002
USAID MISSION: Jordan
PROGRAM TITLE AND NUMBER: Water Resources Management (Pillar: Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Improved Water Resources Management, 278-002
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $45,000,000 ESF
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $75,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: 2004Summary: USAID’s water resources management program includes three components:
- stronger water sector institutions;
- increased efficiency in use of water resources; and
- improved quality of wastewater.
All Jordanians benefit from improvements in the water sector.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will obligate $33.5 million for the construction of the Ma’in Water Supply Project which will augment the water resources of the city of Amman by 40% as well as provide much needed water to the tourist facilities along the Dead Sea. Technical assistance will be aimed at increasing the water use efficiency of the agricultural sector, designing the rehabilitation of the water networks for Irbid and Jerash to reduce water losses, implementing the wastewater reuse scheme for Aqaba, and watershed management. FY 2002 funding also includes contingency funds to cover any unexpected, emergency requirements and potential increases in construction costs.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to fully fund the Ma’in Water Supply project, fund the Aqaba Water Supply project, rehabilitate the Irbid and Jerash water networks, construct the Mafraq wastewater treatment plant that will benefit 60,000 inhabitants, construct two small-scale wastewater treatment plants for small rural communities and provide technical support to further strengthen the institutions managing Jordan’s water resources.
Performance and Results: Technical studies and action plans for groundwater protection and wastewater reuse for the Amman-Zarqa Basin have been completed. Reuse implementation has started in two locations. Implementation of the Policies and Procedures Manual developed by the Host Country Contracting project is ongoing and has resulted in a 20-60% reduction in time required for awarding a contract. A cost recovery model for the Water Authority of Jordan was developed, which opened a dialogue within the Government of Jordan on the issue of cost recovery and future government subsidies to the sector.
The Financial Accounting System for the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) is in the final stages of implementation, making it the first government entity in Jordan that has instituted a system operating on a commercial basis and providing cost/revenue information according to internationally accepted standards. The strategic planning effort for the JVA finalized a document identifying 19 strategic issues facing the authority. Development of a five-year strategic plan is underway to assist the JVA with its newly assigned water/land mandate. Furthermore, an assessment of the water sector in Jordan and USAID support to the sector was completed along with recommendations for future support.
During 2001, the water education program continued to exceed expectations, with the government adopting a revised construction code requiring water conservation and water saving technologies and the Prime Ministry issuing a regulation requiring all government buildings to conform to the new codes. Research carried out by the project indicated that national knowledge on water issues has increased from 30% at the start of the program to 90% currently. This program’s activities actively involve youth, women, grassroots organizations and religious leaders. Under the Washington State University Cooperative Agreement, about 180 people were trained on a variety of technical issues including analysis of physical, chemical and biological parameters of drinking water and wastewater; Geographic Information System-based water resources management; wastewater treatment and reuse; and water-related environmental health planning and management.
USAID signed a contract for its portion of the multi-donor program to rehabilitate the entire water network of Amman to reduce losses due to physical leaks. Rehabilitation work on the Wadi Sir, Qairawan, Qantara, Deek and Salt springs was completed, and work on the three Kafrein springs was completed. This effort will provide proper drinking water to 292,000 Jordanians. In addition, the renovation of the Ministry of Health Environmental Health Lab, which tests water and wastewater throughout the country, was completed.
Preliminary technical and financial feasibility work and preliminary design were completed for the Ma’in Water Supply Project that will draw on several water sources near the Dead Sea, channel the water to a desalination plant and then pipe the water to Amman for municipal use. Results of the Irrigation Advisory Service in the Jordan Valley for the past two cropping seasons show significant reductions in water use with no reduction in yield and, in some cases, increases in yields.
Construction of the new wastewater treatment plant and conveyance system in Wadi Mousa was completed and turned over to the Water Authority of Jordan. The plant serves an estimated 40,000 residents and approximately half a million visitors to Petra each year. Technical assistance to train Water Authority of Jordan staff on plant operation and maintenance will be provided for two years. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation implemented a 12% wastewater tariff increase in Greater Amman needed to cover operating costs for the As-Samra wastewater plant. Contract award is slated for February 2002 on the build-operate-transfer As-Samra wastewater project. A reuse feasibility study and conceptual design for the Mafraq wastewater treatment facilities was completed. The aim of this project is to seek maximum effluent reuse for agriculture and introduce more cost-efficient wastewater technology to Jordan. In addition, an assessment for the expansion of the Aqaba wastewater facilities was carried out, recommending two treatment streams, one treating wastewater to tertiary standards for use in the city’s landscaping and the other treating the wastewater to secondary standards for reuse in agriculture. When implemented this will be the first plant in Jordan treating the wastewater according to its designated use. Finally, the design for the North Shouneh wastewater treatment plant was completed.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Major U.S. contractors for engineering and construction work include Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc.; Morganti Group; Hazen & Sawyer; Metcalf & Eddy; Montgomery Watson; Harza; and CH2MHill. Abt & Associates; Associates in Rural Development; Development Alternatives, Incorporated; Chemonics; and the Academy for Educational Development provide technical assistance on privatization, policy implementation, cost recovery and strategic planning, host country contracting, and water education. Washington State University, in consortium with Purdue University, the University of South Carolina and several Jordanian universities, is conducting a training and research program. Major Jordanian counterparts include the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, WAJ, JVA and local NGOs and universities.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
278-002 Improved Water Resources Management ESF Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 307,498 Expenditures 74,175 Unliquidated 233,323 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 43,845 Expenditures 23,247 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 351,343 Expenditures 97,422 Unliquidated 253,921 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 45,000 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 45,000 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 75,000 Future Obligations 78,657 Est. Total Cost 550,000
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