Uganda - Small Towns Water and Sanitation

The specific objectives of this project (Credit of US$42.3 million over the period 1995-2003) were to: (a) improve health conditions through better water supply, excreta disposal, waste management and public hygiene; (b) alleviate poverty and improve the lot of women; and (c) reduce environmental degradation through better waste management. The project was to provide improved and sustainable water supply and sanitation services in two groups of towns: (a) the 11 small towns ( Busia, Kalisizo, Kyotera, Lugazi, Luwero, Lyantonde, Malaba, Ntungamo, Rakai, Rukunguri and Wobulenzi ), where most of the town populations drew water from boreholes with hand pumps, springs and traditional sources such as rivers and lakes - this was to be implemented by the Directorate of Water Development ( DWD ); and (b) the rehabilitation of the water sewerage services in Jinja, to be expanded to include Njeru.- to be implemented by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation ( NWSC ).

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohan, P.C.
Language:English
Published: 2005-06
Subjects:ASSET OWNERSHIP, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, BOREHOLES, CONNECTION, CONNECTIONS, CONSTRUCTION, COST RECOVERY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXCRETA DISPOSAL, GOOD QUALITY WATER, GOOD QUALITY WATER SUPPLY, GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS, GRAZING, HAND PUMPS, HEALTH CONDITIONS, HOUSEHOLDS, HYGIENE, INVESTMENT PLANNING, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, LAKES, LATRINES, LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORS, LOCAL PRIVATE SECTOR, NATIONAL WATER, OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS, PERMITS, PIPED WATER, POINT SOURCES, PONDS, PRICE OF WATER, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC TOILETS, QUALITY WATER, QUALITY WATER SUPPLY, QUANTITY OF WATER, REVENUE GENERATION, RIVERS, SAFE WATER, SALE OF WATER, SANITATION, SANITATION PROMOTION, SANITATION SERVICES, SERVICE CONTRACTS, SEWAGE TREATMENT, SEWERAGE, SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES, SEWERAGE CORPORATION, SEWERAGE SERVICES, SMALL TOWN, SMALL TOWN WATER, SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY, SMALL TOWN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, SMALL TOWNS, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY, TOWN, TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN COUNCILS, URBAN UTILITIES, URBAN WATER, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER AUTHORITIES, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER SERVICES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER USAGE, WATER USERS, WATER USERS ASSOCIATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6210225/uganda-small-towns-water-sanitation
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9663
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