Armenia : Water Sector Note

The Government of Armenia (GOA) has a progressive policy for supporting development of water and wastewater services to the country's 3.1million population. Armenia was originally faced with increasing demand, deteriorating assets and dilapidated infrastructure, which resulted in a steadily decreasing and costly provision of service. Huge investment efforts have been made during the Soviet period in order to provide modern drinking water and wastewater services to all domestic and professional, urban and rural users. For many years after the collapse of the Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation systems in Armenia were in serious state of disrepair. Despite an abundance of water in the country, for almost all Armenians, water was available for only a few hours a day. Over the past decade GoA has strived to improve access, reliability and quality of the drinking water and its infrastructure with increased use of public-private partnerships (PPPs), which have changed the way it manages the sector and brought about improvements in quality and service to customers. Since GOA's decision on how to proceed depends not only on Armenian Water and Sewerage Company (AWSC's) setup, but also on a broader sector-wide strategic approach to water supply, this policy note (Note) reviews the existing situation for integrated water management in Armenia, with the objectives of: a) providing guidance on improving levels of service, b) ensuring long term sustainability of the sector, and c) maintaining affordability of services to users towards cost recovery of operations. The note analyses current sector performance and issues involved in establishing a practical water supply service provision. The recommendations are focused on providing specific sector policy options for effective management of water services to meet GOA's development objectives.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2011-05-01
Subjects:	ABUNDANCE OF WATER, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ASSET MANAGEMENT, ASSET OWNERSHIP, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, AVAILABLE WATER, AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES, BULK WATER, BULK WATER SUPPLY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CASH FLOW, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGES, COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, COLLECTION SYSTEM, CONCESSION CONTRACT, CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, CONTRACT PERIOD, COST OF WATER, COST RECOVERY, COVERING, DEMAND ESTIMATES, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DRINKING WATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, DROUGHT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, FARMERS, FLOW MEASUREMENT, FOUNTAINS, GRAVITY, GROUNDWATER, HIGH LEVELS, HOURS OF SERVICE, HOUSEHOLDS, HYDRANTS, INITIAL INVESTMENT, INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, INTER BASIN TRANSFERS, INVESTMENT COSTS, INVESTMENT PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION WATER, LAKES, LEAKAGE, LEASE FEE, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, METER INSTALLATION, METER READING, METERING, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL LEVEL, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERMITS, PIPE, PIPES, POLLUTION, POTABLE WATER, PRESSURE, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS, PROGRAMS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROVISION OF SERVICE, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PROVISION OF WATER, PUMPING, PUMPS, RAW WATER, REGIONAL UTILITIES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, SANITATION, SANITATION COMPANIES, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SANITATION SYSTEMS, SEPTIC TANKS, SERVICE AREA, SERVICE CONNECTIONS, SERVICE CONTINUITY, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE STANDARDS, SEWERAGE COMPANY, SPRING, SPRING WATER, SPRINGS, STATE WATER COMPANY, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY, TARIFF INCREASE, TARIFF POLICIES, TARIFF POLICY, TARIFF SETTING, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TOWN, TOWNS, TREATMENT PLANTS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, USE OF WATER, UTILITY EFFICIENCY, WASTE WATER, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, WASTEWATER DISPOSAL, WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WASTEWATER SECTOR, WASTEWATER SERVICES, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER UTILITIES, WATER CODE, WATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS, WATER CONNECTIONS, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, WATER FLOWS, WATER LOSS, WATER LOSSES, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER METER, WATER METERS, WATER OPERATORS, WATER POLICY, WATER PRESSURE, WATER PRODUCTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUANTITY, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR REFORM, WATER SERVICES, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY DELIVERY, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TARIFF, WATER TARIFFS, WATER USE, WATER USERS, WATER USES, WATER UTILITY, WATERS,
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