Rehabilitation Water System

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Goals overview

This community managed water system will set an example for the Caucasus region. The villagers will be mobilized and empowered by strengthening social capital and collaboration with the NGO network. The local NGO will gain experience in implementing water projects.
The hygiene, and thereby the health, will be improved in the households, local hospital and schools

Current status

In Svedlov a village in the Lore region, water is of a high concern in the everyday life of the citizens. Several reservoirs in the mountains should collect the water, which should then flow through the main pipe to the supply reservoir in the village. However, as the mountain reservoirs and the main pipe are leaking, very little water arrives in the village. Thus households and several buildings e.g. the school or townhall are not provided with water. While there are nearby water sources, lack of financial resources hinder the needed reparements of the water supply system.

Project plan

The local authorities and citizens are extremely motivated to repair the water supply system, which is one of the few communal driven water supply systems in Armenia, and the water is of excellent quality.
Financial support for the rehabilitation of the 2,3 km long pipe (d. 7,5 and 10 cm) and 6 water catchments reservoirs is requested; labor and expertise will be delivered by the local citizens and authorities. A local NGO will be involved for the implementation of the project and trainings, and the initiating of a water committee. In order to manage in the future the water system, a cost-covering fee will be requested from the users, which will be calculated and fixed by the water committee. The pipe network in the village is still in a good state, and after the supply reservoir (200 cubic meter) in the village is cleaned and filled villagers, the school, hospital and shops can receive sufficient safe water.

The project is initiated and prepared by the community and for the implementation local involvement and input is guarantied. The community is aware of the need of an adequate financing system for maintenance and operation. A gender balanced water committee will manage the water distribution, including maintenance and financing. As there is no anthropogenic pollution in the catchment area, no treatment of the mountain water is needed. But a water protection zone will be established.