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SMALL BUT SAFE: Applying the WSP
Approach
Sarah M. Tibatemwa
Director IWA Africa
Water Safety Plan Conference, Kuching, Malaysia
2nd – 4th November 2010
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Order of presentation
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Definition of SCWS
How to make such supplies safer
WSP Approach
What it takes to implement WSPs
Conclusion
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Definition of SCWS
• Often managed by under-trained
operators
• Remote and isolated
• Scattered and spread consumers
• Insufficient financing
• Lack of political & financial support
• Includes supplies for transient
communities
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How safe is the water from SCWS?
• 884 million people lack access to an
improved water source
• Out of these about 743 million live in
rural areas
• The remaining 2.5 million rural dwellers
served by small water supplies
• Many of the operators lack adequate
training
• There are gaps in the risk management
practices
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Water Safety Plan approach
• WHO Guidelines recommend WSP
approach as a way of improving water
safety.
• 1st WSP manual was specifically for
utilities
• Realisation that small water supplies are
peculiar & need special attention
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WSP Development steps
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Water Safety Plan approach
• Plan: Establish the objectives .
• Do: Implement the process
• Check: Monitor effectiveness of the
process
• Act: Take action to continuously improve
the process
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The Tasks
• Engage the community and assemble the WSP
Team
• Describe the community water supply in as
much detail as possible
• Identify hazards & assess risks &
opportunities
• Develop & implement a step-wise
improvement plan for risk management &
effective monitoring
• Verify, review & update the WSP
• Record & document all aspects of the
implementation of the WSP
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CONCLUSION
• By undertaking a process, to ‘’Plan, Do,
Check, and Act’’, a small community can
improve the management of its water
supply and safety of its drinking water
• By using a team approach to develop &
implement the WSP the community can
also increase its understanding of the
drinking water system & its ability to
identify, prioritise & manage potential risks
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Thoughts to take home………
• A WSP can immediately help improve
drinking water quality from a a community
water supply
• The WSP approach is applicable to all water
supplies regardless of size, technology,
source and management
• Although many SWC suppliers have limited
expertise, capacity & resources,
incremental improvement can be made
over time
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION