Network Pressure Management
Effective Pressure Management for Technical Water Loss Reduction in Ail Al-Basha
A PPP-Project was signed in November 2006 and expected to be completed in August 2008, in partnership of GTZ, VAG Company and WAJ/PMU.
The overall goal of the project is to reduce technical water losses in the network of Ain Al Basha distrait/ Balqa GWA, by means of effective pressure management and increased capacity of staff in charge of network operation.
Project Activities:
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Production and test of the complete pressure reduction system (valves, pressure management equipment) in Germany.
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Installation of pressure reduction system in the project area.
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Provision of a network database program and technical specification.
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Collection and documentation of network flow and pressure data.
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On-the- Job training for operation personnel on pressure management.
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Development of training modules for operation, maintenance and repair of valves and conduction for training courses in coordination with WAJ.
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Documentation of water loss reduction attributed to the pressure management.
Contribution of WAJ:
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Accomplishment of civil works as well as mechanical works by the installation of valves and provision of necessary tools and instrument for the construction works.
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Support t the project missions through Balqa GWA and PMU teams.
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Appointment of direct counterparts to support the technical and administrative aspects and internal coordination of project.
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Provision of office space for the data control and training facilities.
The forth Joint coordination committee for the capacity Development project for Non-Revenue water Reduction was held on January 29, 2008 at the PMU meeting room under the chairmanship of HE Secretary General of WAJ. The meeting finalized the terminal evaluation of the project conducted jointly by a Japanese Terminal Evaluation Team organized by JICA indicated that the project has made good achievements in developing WAJ capacity for non-revenue water reduction.
Ceremony for Winners of National Essay of Non-Revenue Water Reduction
As a component of the Capacity Development Project for Non-Revenue Water Reduction public awareness campaigns were organized jointly by Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The campaigns started from pilot areas of six middle and southern governorates in the form of workshops for students and teachers and public hearings for general people. These campaigns introduced NRW to them which is a new concept in the country.
Following the campaigns in pilot areas a national level essay contest was organized in late 2007. After publicizing the contest through 9 workshops held throughout the country and through the project Web site and posters prepared specifically for the purpose, essays were invited from grade 9 students from all over the Kingdom. Even though the topic NRW was a new and challenging for most of them and despite busy period at the year end, over 1000 students participated in the contest. A committee comprising of members from the Ministry of Education and WAJ evaluated the essays based on the set criteria.
This ceremony has been organized to present award to the top 102 students. The winners represented all governorates but over 75% of them are female. In addition to the students, six schools will also be awarded in this ceremony, selected based on their water and NRW activities.
