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West Bank and Gaza
>> Regional Overview >>West Bank and Gaza Overview Program Data Sheet
294-002USAID MISSION: West Bank and Gaza
PROGRAM TITLE: Improved Water Resources (Pillar: Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Greater Access to and More Effective Use of Scarce Water Resources, 294-002
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $52,450,000 ESF
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AND FUNDING SOURCE: $46,124,424 ESF; $130,000,000 ESF (Wye Supplemental Funds)
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $44,805,924 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1999 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2005Summary: USAID’s program to improve water resources in the West Bank and Gaza includes—
- construction of wells, pipelines, and village water systems in the West Bank and Gaza;
- construction of a desalination plant in Gaza;
- construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Hebron in the West Bank; and
- training and technical assistance in water-system management, including planning, operations and maintenance, especially at the village level.
Beneficiaries include the more than 1,000,000 residents of Gaza and over 500,000 residents of the West Bank.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will use FY 2002 Economic Support Funds, including Wye Supplemental Funds, to continue to support the drilling of wells in the Bethlehem area, the construction of a regional water carrier and a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip, the construction of a wastewater treatment plant near the West Bank city of Hebron, and the construction of wells and a water supply network for 23 villages in the southern West Bank. This will result in potable water being available for the first time ever in these villages. USAID’s water projects are fully vetted with both the Palestinians and the Israelis. Israel supports the projects and its help is needed to make sure that equipment and materials can arrive at project sites. Before beginning construction, USAID ensures that projects will be sustainable and will pay for themselves through implementation of workable user fees and tariff structures. The village water project continues USAID’s innovative approach, begun in Jenin, involving village councils in decisions on how to pay for and maintain the distribution system.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to expand this objective to incrementally fund ongoing well-drilling activities in the West Bank and construction management services for the desalination and water carrier projects in Gaza, as well as the wastewater treatment plant in Hebron. Incremental funding will also be available for the village water project and will include sewage collection system construction in the Hebron area, construction for the Hebron wastewater treatment facility, and additional wells in the Rujeib area that will feed into the village water distribution system.
SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID’S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 RESOURCES FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. Performance and Results: Access to safe water represents one of the most important basic human needs of the Palestinian people and is vital to a growing economy and a healthy population. Better management of available water resources also critical to promoting stability. Phase I of the West Bank Water Resources program put four major production wells in service, yielding approximately nine million cubic meters of water per year. The Phase I program also constructed a 32-kilometer water transmission line connecting Hebron and Bethlehem, with two huge reservoirs at either end, serving approximately 360,000 Palestinians living in the southern West Bank. A USAID-funded village water system is in the Jenin area (northern West Bank), and serves another 35,000 Palestinians. USAID’s FY 2002 and FY 2003 funding will result in eight new production wells that will bring water to 500,000 people in the West Bank.
Since September 2000, border closings have brought logistics problems to the water resources portfolio. While USAID continues to achieve results, it is at times difficult to move personnel and equipment from Israel to the West Bank and Gaza. However, USAID has regular meetings with the Israeli military that support its programs, and special efforts continue to be made to ensure minimal disruption to water infrastructure construction. For example, through the village water program, 23 villages will be connected to water networks for the first time ever, and, through the work of NGOs, local residents will take responsibility for management of this resource. USAID will also provide assistance to construct a regional water carrier system for Gaza. This will result in potable water for all of the residents of the Gaza Strip—over one million people—and free-up marginal water sources for agricultural uses. Near Hebron, wastewater reuse will be introduced. Water from the USAID-funded wastewater treatment plant will be used for agricultural purposes, thus providing water to farmers in a drought-prone area.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: USAID anticipates the continued involvement of key partners in the water sector, including U.S. firms (prime contractors) CH2MHILL; Metcalf and Eddy; General Contracting Group; and Contrack, Int.; American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA); and Equipment Sales & Service Company (ESSCO). USAID will fully compete its upcoming large infrastructure projects among qualified U.S. contractors.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
294-002 Greater access to and more effective use of scarce water resources ESF Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 218,150 Expenditures 165,971 Unliquidated 52,179 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 26,939 Expenditures 22,294 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 245,089 Expenditures 188,265 Unliquidated 56,824 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 176,124 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 52,450 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 228,574 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 44,806 Future Obligations 44,806 Est. Total Cost 563,275
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