The overall objective is to improve access to and quality of water and wastewater service, in line with the EU Acquis.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- Municipal water service provision reorganised in clusters at river basin level (Outcome 1)
- Polluter-pays and full-cost-recovery principles progressively enforced nation-wide (Outcome 2)
- Inter-municipal services in pilot areas operationalised (Outcome 3)
Target groups/stakeholders (other than MoEPP such as municipality and PUC etc.)
- Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission;
- ADKOM;
- Association of units of local self-government (ZELS);
- Raw water suppliers, selected municipalities and their respective public utility companies (PUC).
Output 1 to Outcome 1: Strategy for the reorganization of municipal drinking water and waste water services operationalised.
Output 2 to Outcome 1: Overseeing functions for inter-municipal cooperation in water services strengthened
Output 1 to Outcome 2: Water tariff mechanism and enforcement upgraded nation-wide
Output 1 to Outcome 3: Intermunicipal water service provision in pilot areas established
Output 2 to Outcome 3: Financial and operational performance of water service provision in pilot areas improved.
