INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

IN MONGOLIA

Davaanyam.T

Officer, Division of River Basin Management, MEGD

Water resources management in Mongolia

CONTENTS

Wastewater treatment plant in Mongolia

Conclusion

Water resources in Mongolia

Ministry of Environment and Green Development

Geography

• Mongolia is located in Central Asia between Russia & China. It cover an area of 1,5 millions square kilometers.

• The highest mountain is at 4374 meters.

• The lowest point is “Khukh Nuur” in the east at 560 meters.

• Time zone: +8 hours to GMT

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

Department of Green

Development Policy and Planning

Department of State

Administration and Management

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Department of Policy

Implementation

Department of Protected Areas

Management

Department of Monitoring,

Evaluation and Internal Auditing

VICE-MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

State Secretary

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

Water Resources in Mongolia

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Total water resource

Ground water

River

Fresh lake

Saline lake

Glaciers

608.29

10.79

34.6

410

90

62.9

Only 3% of them (15.75 m3 / year) are exploitable

Water Use in Mongolia

Drinking and domestic

18%

Industry39%

Animal husbandry

24%

Irrigation18%

Others1%

Surface water (20%), Ground water (80%)

Water Consumption in Ulaanbaatar

Apartment 240 – 450 liters

(per person per day)

Ger = traditional nomadic house8 – 10 liters

(per person per day)

60% of Ulaanbaatar City’s population is living in Ger area

Due to urbanization and development, water consumption is increasing

Climate change and human activities lead to water scarcity, ground & surface water contamination

683 rivers, 1,484 ponds and springs, and 760 lakes have dried up over the last five years

Major concerns of water resources

IWRM in Mongolia

Background and needs of IWRM planning

“IWRM plan is the document to manage waterresources protection, appropriate consumption andrestoration related activities in the River basin, basedon the integral approach”

(Mongolian Law on Water. 3.1.16).

Water consumption of 1 person/day of apartment residents (l/day)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

99.9% 100% 100%100%

99.9%

Water meter coverage

Housing and Communal Service Authority

Water Supply and Canalization Authority

Current water pricing system of Mongolia

• Water tariff

• Sewerage tariff» Fixed for unmetered costumers (MNT/per

person/per months)

» Uniform for metered costumers (MNT/m3)

• Water abstraction fee» For industries and business (MNT/m3)

• Water pollution fee» Polluters

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Over 200 million m3 of wastewater is transported by public sewage per year

Among them, 60 % is treated by the treatment facilities

60 million m3 of untreated waste water is dumped into the environment, causing surface & ground water contamination

34%

26%

40%

Non operational Partially operational Operational

Sever waterDrinking water

Price of potable water per m³ for centralised supply to residents of apartments

Necessity of changes water and sewerage tariffs

• The water tariff has not covered expenses for a long time

Water tariff

• Water tariff structure should be revised into a 2 part tariff system

System of water tariff • A methodical revision

of the water tariff will improve the personnel and economic competence of the establishment.

competence

1990 2000 year

2012

Water price 1 cu.m- 320 MNT

Water price 1 cu.m-1.0 MNT

Summary

Improvement of pasture, forest, water and wildlife management in the Mongolian river basins and to raise the natural resources

Encourage pasture management suits with carrying capacity

Make an arrangement the water utilization and allocationCreate pool and water reservoir using snow/rainwaterReforestation efforts and protect of upstream river and

spring Improve livelihood that are living in the river basin Execute new technology for any beneficial reduction in

water loss

Thank you for your attention