WATER SERVICES TRUST FUND WATER SERVICES TRUST FUND

Funding For Catchment Protection and how to submit a Community proposal

Green Water Credits WorkshopGreen Hills Hotel, Nyeri

20th -22nd September 2011

Reuben ChepkongaProgram Officer: Environment

Introduction to WDCIntroduction to WDC

• WDC funding window was established in December 2008 by WSTF and WRMA

• Established to channel investment into water resource management at local level through WRUAs

• Necessitated by the fact that more than 50% of Kenyans obtain their water from the traditional water sources rather than an improved water supply

• Funds are used for capacity building of WRUAs, development and Implementation of Sub Catchment Management Plans

Introduction to WRUAIntroduction to WRUA• What is a WRUA

• A WRUA is an association of water users, riparian land owners , or other stakeholders who have formally and voluntarily associated for the purposes of cooperatively sharing, managing and conserving a common water resource

• WRUA membership• Riparian Members• Abstractor Members• Non –Consumptive Members- (Polluters, Hydro-power, tourism, fishing)• Observer Members

WRUA Objectives• Promote controlled and legal water use activities;• Promote good management practices to make efficient and sustainable

use of the water resource;• Promote water conservation practices to ensure sufficient water reserves

that meet the demands of the environment, the wildlife, the livestock and all the communities who rely on the water resource;

• To work towards reducing conflict in use of the water resource and participate in solving those that arise;

• Promote catchment conservation measures to improve water quantities and quality

WRUA Development StagesWRUA Development Stages

Mature StageMature Stage•Operational Governance Structures•Financial systems well established•Management efficient•Systems in place to handle conflicts•Action Plans developed

Formation StageFormation Stage•Membership is poorly defined•Interim Management•Weak Financial systems•Registration in progress•Constitution being developed

Infant StageInfant Stage•Registered•New Management Systems•Financial systems improving•Growing membership•Resource Conflicts Identified•Tentative Action Plans

WRUA formation and Funding StagesWRUA formation and Funding Stages

• 1st Awareness meeting• Registration of members• Election of Committee/ Officials• Develop Constitution /by laws• Registration with Attorney

General• Open a Bank Account• Registration with WRMA• Sign MoU with WRMA• Proposal preparation and

Submission to WRMA

• Appraisal of proposal by WRMA & WSTF

• Approval of proposals by WSTF• Contract preparation & Signing• Cheque presentation/Electronic Funds

Transfer• Implementation of activities• Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting• Funds Accountability/Audits• Submission of Returns and Application

for next level of funding

WRUA WRMA WSTF

Application for Funding

Implementation of Activities

Progress Reports Auditing

Monitoring

Contract/Release of Funds

Desk Appraisal

Field Appraisal

WDC Funding ProcessWDC Funding Process

WDC Funding LevelsWDC Funding Levels

Funding Ceilings• Level 1- Ksh. 1 million• Level 2- Ksh. 2million• Level 3- Ksh. 5 million• Level 4- Ksh. 10million• Level 5- Ksh. 50 million

WRUA Development Stages• Young WRUAs- Capacity

Building and SCMP development

• Mature WRUAs- SCMP Implementation

Eligible areasEligible areasCategory State of the resourceCategory 1 ALARMSurface Water Resource is periodically scarce, Water reserve threatened

Groundwater WQ or levels declining

Water Quality Catchment severely degraded, Pollution levels high, Risk to human life is high

Conflicts Potential for conflicts is highCategory 2 ALERTSurface Water Trend is towards scarcityGroundwater Trend is towards over abstractionWater Quality Declining trend in water qualityConflicts Ingredients for conflicts, e.g. ethnic, religious, language divisionsCategory 3 SATISFACTORYSurface Water Water resource sufficient in quantity & qualityGroundwater No tangible impactWater Quality WQ adequate, low riskConflicts Low risk of conflict

Eligibility Criteria cont…..Eligibility Criteria cont…..• WRMA Pilot Sub-

Catchments• New or Young WRUAs• Existing Mature WRUAs• WRUA Boundaries/Area of

coverage• Local Contribution (15%)

• Eligible activities Baseline data collection: abstraction

survey, socio-economic surveys, and water resource surveys

Monitoring Water Resource and Use; WRUA Training/Capacity Building and

mobilization activities; Infrastructure planning and

development: sub-surface dam, earth dams, pans, sand dams, roof catchment, trapezoidal, soil , soil conservation and catchment conservation and catchment protectionprotection structures, intakes, river bank protection, structures to reduce effluent discharge, development of water allocation plans and structures geared towards reducing conflicts

Sub-Catchment Management PlanSub-Catchment Management Plan1. Introduction2. Overview Of Sub-catchment3. Water Resource Problems4. Management Approach5. Water Balance6. Water Allocation7. Resource Protection8. Catchment Protection

• Surveys & conservation of Riparian area

• Erosion/sediment surveys• Soil and water conservation plans• Catchment rehabilitation

9. Institutional Development10. Infrastructure Development11. Rights Based Approach / Poverty

Reduction12. Monitoring And Information13. Financing And Implementation

WRUA Eligibility CriteriaWRUA Eligibility Criteria• SHG (Pilot Phase) or Legal Registration (Trust or Society) certificate;• WRUA must be registered by WRMA;• Constitution, Katiba;• Properly Elected Officials;• Bank Account;-Savings, Current• Minutes of meetings & AGM;• Audited accounts and Audit Report;• Financial Records (Bank statement, etc);• Procurement Records (Quotations, tender evaluation reports, etc);• SCMP developed through participation in an SCMP workshop;• Progress Report detailing implementation progress against previously released

WDC funds

What Happens to application at WSTF?What Happens to application at WSTF?Receive Hard copy and Soft Copies of WRUA Application based on first come first served basis

“Record“ of WRUA by Assigning a WSTF number if new

Appraisal of Proposals based on Unit Cost Standards

Preparation of Briefs (Summary of WRUA Application for MIC)

Presentation/defending of Briefs to Management Investment Committee (MIC) for Approval

Presentation of Briefs to Investment Committee for budgets exceeding 2Million for Approval

Revision of Proposals based on recommendations of the MIC & IC

Preparation of Contracts and sending to WRMA/WRUAS

Signing of Contracts by WRUAs, WRMA, WSTF

Preparation and sending of Cheques/EFT

Writing of letters notifying WRMA/WRUA of Cheques release

Monitoring and Reporting -field visits/telephone follow-ups

Audits of WRUAs –Internal and External

Receive SCMP, Reports, Expenditure Returns and Application for next Level

Points to Note……Points to Note……• Soil and Water Conservation• Level 1: Capacity Building• Level 2: SCMP Implementation-catchment protection

• Engagement of Support Organizations (SO)• NRM Project covered areas• Lack of funds may delay the process (e.g. July-Dec 2010)• Investment Committee meets Quarterly• Changes in final appraised Budget and link to implementation• Use of funds by WRUAs- completion of projects

WDC General ProgressWDC General Progress

Proposals and Funding

• 203 proposals in total since inception

• 155 applications have been funded to date at a cost of Kshs.107,834,178.00• 141 No. are in level 1• 14 No. are in level 2.

Distribution

• Athi –56• Tana –16• Lake Victoria North–23 • Lake Victoria South -13 • Rift Valley -15 • Ewaso Ng’iro North–32

Tana Catchment Area WRUAsTana Catchment Area WRUAs• Kitimui Springs• Mukengeria• Thegu• Kapingazi• Madogo• Tungu• Ruuji Rwa Ngombe• Lake Kenyatta• Nzeeu

• Bwathonoro• Ngakinya• Thangatha• Upper Kalundu• Upper Mikuyuni• Middle Kauwi• Luguso• Thambana

The End