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Capacity Building training on Climate-Resilient Water Safety Plan
31st March-04 April 2015
Bishoftu town, Oromia Region
CR-WSP trainees at Bishoftu Town, Photo Eyob MoWIE, 5April, 2015 Field visit CR WSP training, common water fetching utensil
for animals and human being with poor consumer practice
at public stand point in Bishoftu town Photo Eyob 2April 15
CR-WSP trainees during group work discussion, Bishoftu Town
Photo Eyob, 3 April 2015
CR-WSP training, improper water storage at a household,
Bishoftu Town, photo Eyob MoWIE, 3 April 2015
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• Following the International Training of Trainers on Climate resilient Water Safety Plan Organized
by Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy in Collaboration with WHO Ethiopia Country Office, cascading
of the capacity building training conducted in selected pilot sites for the implementation of Climate
Resilient Water Safety Plan.
• The training objectives include:
o Enable participants to understand concepts of Climate resilient Water Safety Plan
o Participants will able to use the skill and knowledge gained on Climate Resilient Water
Safety Plan to facilitate project implementation and train others in this regard.
o Encourage participants to present/share their experiences on Water Safety Plan and
learn from each other.
o Develop Plan of Action/improvement plan/ for the implantation of Climate Resilient
Water Safety Plan.
• Before the training core facilitators/trainers identified and did adequate preparation for the
training including:
o Training package adopted using the WHO training packages including translating to the
local language.
o Practical group exercises were also adopted to fit the local situation/context including
translating to local language.
o Baseline assessment data for the respective pilot water supply system was used as an
input during the theoretical sessions and practical exercises.
o 5 small groups of 5-6 members identified considering to have mixture of different
backgrounds including working area, education levels, level of experience and others.
o Throughout the training participants were encouraged and supported by facilitators to
gain the maximum knowledge and practical skill on Climate resilient Water Safety Plan
through:
Two ways interactive communication.
Theoretical presentations were emanated from the practical aspect of the local
situation.
Each session is followed by practical group exercises.
Presentation of group exercises enables further discussion among participants.
Pop Quiz given to participants to assess the level of understanding for which most
participants score high results.
• Participation and involvement of all government actors including Ministry of Water, Irrigation
and Energy, Oromiya Regional Water, Mining and Energy Bureau, Bishoftu town relevant Office,
Bishoftu town water supply and Sewerage Enterprise.
o Training participants were critically identified and timely invited through the involvement
of the above actors.
o Selected Town officials have also attentively attended the training. Bishoftu water supply
and sewerage enterprise manager and other officials were also attended the training
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session. In the closing session they expressed their full commitment at all level towards
successfully implement Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan in Bishoftu town as per the
developed plan of action through involving various stakeholders for their financial and
technical support. It is also good to take lesson/best practices from other pilot CR-WSPs
implementation sites/areas that will be instrumental in scaling up implementation at
country level.
o All necessary logistic support was timely done to successfully conduct the training as
planned.
Achievement:
• A total of 22 participants successfully attended the capacity building training on Climate
resilient Water Safety Plan from 31 March-04 April 2015 at Bishoftu town, Oromiya region.
The participants were drawn from Bishoftu town water supply and sewerage enterprise,
relevant South Bishftu town Offices and participants from Oromiya regional Bureaus.
• Participants acquired the necessary knowledge and skill as to Climate Resilient Water Safety
Plan that will enable them to implement the Program in their town.
• Adequate practical experiences gained on Water Safety Plan as a result of participants
interaction guided by trained facilitators.
• During both theoretical and practical field sessions and using the baseline assessment data
completed for the respective sites, participants were able to thoroughly identify and assess
risks using adopted risk assessment matrix (attached risk assessment matrix) to their water
supply system from catchment/source to consumers. Based on the Risk assessment table
participants has developed Plan of Action/improvement plan for the
• Respective water supply system (Urban utility and rural community managed water supply
system).
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CRWSP training, a household with full of animal waste within the
water tap liable to contamination photo Eyob MoWIE, 02 April 2015
CRWSP training, well-constructed reservoir with capacity of
1000m3 at Gudete Gabriel, Bishoftu town photo Eyob 02 April 15
Field visit, CRWSP training, old and exposed pipelines with full of
wastes disposed around that cross dry weather road at Bishoftu
town photo Eyob 02 April 2015
CRWSP training, a participant presenting risk assessment matrix
of Butajira town water supply system, photo Eyob 02 April 2015
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Challenges/Gaps:
• No significant challenges were seen as lessons were taken from a similar training conducted
at Butajira town, SNNPR region. Therefore, prior arrangement of training venue and rental
vehicle arrangement for one day practical field visit was done based on the schedule and the
training was also conducted properly.
• Baseline assessment data for Bishoftu town implementation sites was not completed prior
to the training. Even though the town is not originally selected as a pilot site for CRWSP
project, we had visited to serve as a demonstration site during the international training of
trainers conducted earlier. There is a possibility of implementing Cr WSP in Bishoftu town
based on the available budget within this project. However, base line data need to be
completed soon using structured data collection format.
• One of the borehole failed which has high yield of 45 lit/sec which lead water shortage in
some parts of the town.
Lessons:
• Continue the involvement of concerned government actors from top to down level in
organizing/facilitating the training.
• Prior identification of proposed participants and timely invitation with adequate follow up
enable selected participants attended the training.
• Prior arrangement of training venue, rental vehicle arrangement for practical field visit and
proper training schedule that avoids holidays including Sunday was identified as key issues in
maximizing the training output.
Way forward:
• Develop comprehensive improvement plan for Bishoftu water supply and sewerage
enterprise to implement CRWSP that has been identified based on the risk assessment table
and need to be also included in the respective annual work plan to be supported by the
community, region or other WASH development partners operating in the respective area.
• Oromiya Water, Mine and Energy Bureau & Ministry of Water, Irrigating and Energy to
provide continuous technical support throughout if the project will be implemented.
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Annex A: Agenda
Training on Climate-Resilient Water Safety Plan for Regions
From 31st March-04 April 2015 Bishoftu town
DAY 1 (Tuesday, 31st March 2015)
Introduction to WSPs
System description (Step 2) and hazards (Step 3) & control measures / validation (Step 4)
DAY 2 (Wednesday, 01 April 2015)
Improvement plans (Step 5) and operational monitoring plans (Step 6) & Verification (Step 7)
DAY 3 (Thursday, 02 April 2015)
Field trip/Visit
Preparation of group presentations
Group presentations
DAY 4 (Friday, 03April 2015)
Management procedures (Step 8) and supporting programs (Step 9), WSP team (Step 1) & WSP review
(Step 10) and activity
DAY 5 (Saturday, 04 April 2015)
Impact of Climate Change on each steps of WSP
Improvement Planning Exercise
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Annex B: List of participants
S/N
Name of Participant
Organization
Email Telephone
1 Degefu Demissie Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise
2 Lamii Birru Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise
3 Workiye Tadesse W/E/F office
4 Abebe Bekele Bishoftu Health Office
5 Melkame Worku Oromiya water ,Mining & Energy Bureau
6 Mulu Hika Oromiya water ,Mining & Energy Bureau
7 Tadu Abo Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise
8 Bacha Debele Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise
9 Dechassa Abaye Bishoftu town Urban Agriculture office
10 Dejene Tekle Bishoftu town Urban Agriculture office
11 Lemessa Kejella Bishoftu town Education office
12 Goitom Geberemedin WHO/ Trainer
13 Gonfa Deressa Bishoftu town Education office Head
14 Ebsa Deresa Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise
15 Zewidnesh Assefa Bishoftu town Women’s & Children Affairs office Head
16 Shito Mideksa Bishoftu town Women’s & Children Affairs office
17 Eyob Abebe MWIE/ Trainer
18 Endalkacwe Landu MWIE/ Trainer
19 Mame Abebe MWIE/ Casher
20 Assefa Beyene MWIE/ Driver
21 Getu Kassa Bishoftu town Municipality office
22 Bayouh Tadesse Bishoftu town Water Supply &Sewerage enterprise Board
Member
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Annex C: Risk assessment table on Climate- resilient Water Safety Plan, Bishoftu town Water supply service, April 2015
Are controls effective? Risk
assessment Additional control needed?
Process
Step Hazardous Event
Hazard
Type
Existing
control
measures
Yes
No
Som
ew
hat
Validation notes
Lik
elih
ood
Con
seq
uen
ces
Ris
k s
core
Ris
k l
evel
Yes
No
If yes, proposed controls (to be further detailed
in improvement plan)
Catchment Agricultural chemicals
(Pesticides, Herbicides &
fertilizers) used by farmers
around borehole might cause
contamination to the water
Chemical
✓
2 3 6 H ✓ Water shade management
Prohibition of nearby agricultural practice and
settlement as per the regulation
Catchment Fecal contamination of water
source due to settlement
near to the source
Microbial Elevated
well head
protection
box and
Fencing
✓
It is obvious that
nearby settlement to
water source can result
fecal contamination to
the water source
2
3
6
H
✓
Protecting further settlement around the well
field
Proper master plan indication of water source
areas.
Storage/
Reservoir
Due to high exposure of
Wind and Sunlight the
reservoir might crack lead to
water contamination
Physical
&
Microbial
Fencing,
well covered
& guard.
✓
The reservoir areas
fenced to prevent
animal intrusion but no
protection for winds &
Sunlight
1
3
3
M
✓
Plantation of indigenous & valuable plants
around the reservoir
storage/
Reservoir
Reservoir overflow can erode
& damage the pipelines
including the basement of the
reservoir which leads to
contamination of water.
Microbial
&
Physical
Canal for
over flow
✓
The canals not properly
constructed which
shows high erosion in
the area
2
2
4
M
✓
Constructing Ditch.
Distributio
n
Contamination of water due
to old pipelines that exposed
to damage
Microbial
&
physical
Maintenance
&
replacement
of old pipes
✓ 2 3 6 H
✓
Properly maintain damaged pipelines and
replacement of old pipe lines including regular
planning for inspection of distribution lines.
Distributio
n
Contamination of water in
public water stand points due
to usage of gas gates for both
animals and human at same
public point
Microbial
None
✓
3
3
9
H
✓
Training on water handling and safety
Regular monitoring program public water stand
point
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Consumer
Practice
Contamination of water at
HH level due to un clean
storage containers, poor
basic sanitation and hygienic
practice
Microbial
&
Physical
None
✓
Observation showed
that HH store water in
un clean container,
compound sanitation is
very poor and hygienic
practice is also poor.
Dirty funnel/plastic
tube is used during
fetching from tap
3
3
9
H
✓
Hygiene promotion activity
Promote Basic sanitation activities
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Annex E. Plan of action on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan, Bishoftu Town water supply service April 2015
S.NO Specific improvement action Arising from (relevant hazardous event) Responsible party Budget
( BIRR) Due date
Status (not yet
started, actions
undertaken to
date, etc.)
1 Conduct sensitization and awareness creation
to stakeholders on CR-WSP
Risk of different types of water and
sanitation related diseases due to inadequate
/poor capacity at all level.
Bishoftu town water
supply service
100,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
2 Conduct technical training on CR-WSP to
operators, care takers, water quality
technicians, environmental health workers, education experts, natural resource experts &
others
Risk of different types of water and
sanitation related diseases due to inadequate
/poor capacity at all level.
Bishoft town water
supply service
100,600.00 May-July 15 Not started
3 Promote hygiene and sanitation through
creating adequate awareness in the
community
Risk of microbial contamination of water
due to poor sanitation and hygienic practice
Bishoft town water
supply service
_ May-July 15 Not started
4 Sanitation campaign around public water
points and other through mobilizing the
community
Risk of microbial contamination of water
due to open manhole
Bishoft town water
supply service
_ May-July 15 Not started
5 Implementation of water shade management activates along the catchments.
Risk of Chemical contamination of water due to the use of agricultural chemicals and
to increase the potential recharge of the
source Boreholes.
Bishoft town water supply service
200,000.000 May-July 15 Not started
6 Protecting further settlement around the
source
Fecal contamination of water sources due to
human & animal interference
Bishoft town water
supply service &
Municipality
200,000.00 May-July 15
7 Construct ditch and planting vegetation in
the reservoir area to protect erosion and
wind
Risk of physical & microbial contamination
due to exposure of the reservoir to wind &
sun in addition to that there is no proper
canal for flushing over flow
Bishoft town water
supply service
80,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
8 Construct proper fence for the 30 public Water points
Risk of physical & microbial contamination of water due to access to animals and others
in the water points.
Bishoft town water supply service
300,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
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9 Maintain and replace old pipelines including
regular inspection of distribution lines.
Risk of physical, chemical & microbial
contamination of water due to old pipelines.
Bishoft town water
supply service
500,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
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Procure different tools & equipment for
Operation and Maintenance activities.
Risk of different types of water and
sanitation related diseases due to lack of
appropriate maintenance activities
Bishoft town water
supply service
250,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
11 Procure portable Water Quality test kit Risk of microbial contamination of water
result in different water & sanitation related
diseases. The quality of water is not regularly tested
Bishoft town water
supply service
150,000.00 May-July 15 Not started
Total
1,880,600.00
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Summary of baseline data assessment on Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan for Bishoftu town water supply and sewerage service enterprise, April 2015.
• It is estimated that more than 181,450 people served by the water supply.
• It is located in midland agro ecological zone
• Source of water is from fifteen deep wells
a. Shimbira Meda well field
o Borehole #1 with 76.5m depth and yield of 5.0 lit/second established in 1988
o Borehole #2 with 72.65m depth and yield of 5.0 lit/second established in 1988
o Borehole #3 with 70.67m depth and yield of 15.0 lit/second established in 1988
o Borehole #4 with 76.6m depth and yield of 15.0 lit/second established in 1988
o Borehole #5 with 76.15m depth and yield of 15.0 lit/second established in 1988
o Borehole #6 with 74.1m depth and yield of 5.0 lit/second established in 1988
b. Dembi well field
o Borehole #1 with 120m depth and yield of 5.6 lit/second established in 2005
o Borehole #2 with 180m depth and yield of 10.0 lit/second established in 2008
o Borehole #3 with 281m depth and yield of 18.5 lit/second established in 2009
c. Kurkura well field
o Borehole #1 with 250m depth and yield of 10.0 lit/second established in 2008
o Borehole #2 with 298m depth and yield of 19.0 lit/second established in 2009
o Borehole #3 with 300m depth and yield of 18.0 lit/second established in 2011
d. Chelekleka well field
o Borehole #1 with 41m depth and yield of 5.0 lit/second established in 2010
o Borehole #2 with 36m depth and yield of 4.0 lit/second established in 2010
o Borehole #3 with 200m depth and yield of 10.0 lit/second established in 2014
• Five reservoirs made of concrete
o Three reservoirs each with capacity of 1000m3.
o The 4th reservoir with capacity of 500m3 and
o The 5th reservoir with capacity of 200m3
• A total of 54 public water points, out of these, 50 public water points are functional, the other 4 are not
functional because of household pipeline connection/access.
• A total of 25,500 households(127,500 people) are customers each with household taps
• No plan exists as to operations and management practices including:
o Operational monitoring plan such as sanitary inspections, water quality monitoring
o Standard operating procedures
o Emergency response plan
o Operator or caretaker training programs
o Consumer education/training programs
o Equipment maintenance/calibration schedules
o Compliance monitoring plan
• However, consumer satisfaction monitoring plan is in place
• Annual operating costs per unit of water produced is 2,354,265.14 Birr / 2,595,545 m3 = 0.91 Birr
• Annual operating costs per # of consumers is 2,354,265.14 Birr / 181,450 consumers = 12.97 Birr
• Total revenue collected per consumer over past 12 months is 14,781,620.91 Birr/181,450= 81.46 Birr
• Total revenue as a % of total operating costs over past 12 months is 14,781,620.91 Birr /2,354,265.14 Birr
= 627.8%
• No budget received from government for current year for water supply system operations, maintenance,
management and improvements.
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• No water safety training or awareness raising events conducted. Moreover, water safety meetings within
water supply and other relevant organizations in past 12 months was not also conducted.
• Understanding of water supply system, hazards and hazardous events that threaten the water supply system
is found to be poor
• No data or records available on the extent to which equity is considered by water supplier.
• Water supply coverage of the town is about 76.3%.
• Unaccounted water loss is reported to be 24%. A total of 620,134m3 water lost in the last 12 months out of
2,595,545m3 water produced.
• No community water treatment is in place except disinfection of water wells.
• No records and/or data available regarding water sample tasted for microbial, physical and chemical
parameters over past 12 months.
• Have customer satisfaction analysis index and records are also available/shown. Accordingly, customer
satisfaction analysis for EFY 2006 showed that 95% of satisfaction. Formal record of consumer complaints
was also presented.
• No data available on proportion of HHs practicing correct use of recommended HWT technologies
• A total of 25,800 households( out of 35,814 HHs) have latrine facility in Bishoftu town with coverage of
71%
• Hygiene practice of the community is reported to be 53%.
• No data available on Diarrhea disease prevalence for Bishoftu town
• Diarrheal disease the 4th among top 10 diseases reported in Bishoftu town with a total of 7,526 diarrhea
cases reported out of 68,110 cases that account about 10.26% of cases in the last 12 months.
• No reported outbreaks of water-related illness for the past 12 months.
• Bishoftu town water supply and sewerage service enterprise has 108 employees
o Manager 01
o Water facility administration core process
Process owner 01
Electrician 02
Mechanic 01
Plumber 15
Operator 06
Water quality expert 01 but he is on education
o Purchasing and finance core process 31
o Human Resource and logistic support core process 50
• Bishoftu town water supply and sewerage service enterprise has an established and active board with 10
members represented from relevant sectors cabinet members in the town and community representatives.
The board is chaired by mayor of the town.
• Ato Ibsa Deresu Kena’a is manager of Bishoftu town water supply and sewerage service enterprise.
o Cell phone +251911926603
• Ato Degefu is Water facility administration core process owner of Bishoftu town water supply and
sewerage service enterprise.
o Cell phone +251926854678 Office telephone +251114339179