Ministry of Water and Irrigation/Jordan Valley Authority

Working with Stakeholders Dialogue in IWRM

Sharm Sheik ,Egypt Sep 1-4 ,2014

The Water User ‘s Associations in Jordan Valley toward Private sector

Partnership Khali Al-Absi

Sep ,2014

Introduction

• Water Situation in Jordan

• Water Resources

• Water Use

• Private Sector Participation in Water Sector

• Introducing WUAs in Jordan Valley

- Reasons and Justifications

- Current Situation of WUAs

- Future of WUAs

- Constraints

- Examples of Effective Dialogue with WUAs

- Water Tariff

- Water Budget

- Jordan Valley Water forum

Water Situation in Jordan

Water Resources in Jordan

Water Resources in Jordan

Sources Quantity (MCM)

Fresh Surface Water + Reclaimed Water 582

Ground Water 253

Total 835

Water Use In Jordan 2000-2010

Private Sector Participation in Water Sector Legal framework for WUAs

• Jordan Valley Development Law and its amendment No(19) for the year 1988.

• Article No (3) 2: Jordan Valley Authority may by decision of the Cabinet of Ministers upon the recommendations of the Board pledge any of the accomplished projects or shall be completed or managed or any investment project carried out by the Authority in the valley to any person from the private sector through leasing, management or operation in accordance with the legislation in force excludes the transfer of ownership of irrigation projects and water sources development projects.

Strategic Planes for Jordan Valley Authority

• Objective III : Private Sector Participation in Managing Irrigation water Project in Jordan Valley

- WUAs Establishments and Strengthening

- Indictors:

1- Number of WUAs Established

2- Area coverage

3- Task transfer

Institutional Framework

• Private Sector Participation in Water Management and Distributions in JV

• A specialized Unit was embedded in JVA structural organization

• Some of JVA staff transfer to WUAs

• WUAs financially Supported

• UWAs technically Supported

Technical Frame Work

• Increase Water Use Efficiency

• Equity in Water Distributions

• Reduce Illegal Water Use

• Prevent Water Infrastructure Vandalism

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Staff of WUAs

Staff Total JVA employees seconded to WUA

WUAs Employees

Eng.

5 0 5

Distributors 56 16 40

Maintenance 5 0 5

Administrates 14 2 12

Guards 13 0 13

Others 3 0 3

Total 96 18 78

The WUAs Concept

• The idea was supported by GTZ in 2002.

• And GIZ is still the main supporter of the WUAs project.

• Minor support from other donor community.

WUA name Date of Est Location Members # FU # Date of Task

Transfer

Value of contract

Bakoura 25/8/2011 North Shuna 53 218 12/7/2011 8610

DA5 10/8/2011 North Shuna 25 163 12/7/2012 7760

Manshih 10/5/2011 DA14 123 323 8/11/2012 9150

Masharia 2002 Ps 28 220 206 24/2/2009 29910

PS33 2006 Mashara 254 205 11/6/2008 32910

Wadi Rayan 18/3/2004 Ps41 129 136 6/3/2010 17650

PS 50 30/5/2004 Abu Sedo 35 236 6/3/2010 30000

PS55 29/3/2006 Kraimh 110 270 24/2/2009 30000

PS81 9/2/2009 Ghor Kebd 40 322 8/11/2012 30340

Baldna 20/10/2004 Ps91 30 254 6/3/2010 33580

PS95 17/8/2006 Ghor Kbid 72 289 6/3/2010 33160

Kufrin 1/11/2006 DA 31 46 234 6/3/2010 42100

Ramh 20/4/2005 DA32 355 316 11/6/2008 36700

Mazarah and

Hadithh

30/10/2005 DA45+46+47 107 395 2/5/2010 37750

Fifa 10/4/2005 DA43 85 129 2/5/2010 20925

Khnazra 1/3/2008 DA44 50 56 2/5/2010 15825

Non Task Transfer WUAs

Ghor Safi 26700 Non TT -

Damia PS78 15/1/2009 Damia 28 246 Non TT -

Tel Arbain 2/6/2009 NJV 19 220 Non TT -

Wadi Shuieb 4/9/2007 South Shuna 25 1500 du Non TT -

Ps 36 Under process Wadi Rayan 85 189 Non TT -

Adsyia Under process DA 1+2 25 137 Non TT -

Ps 24 Under process Zmalih 25 180 Non TT -

Abu Abuida Under process DA 22 - 344 Non TT -

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Areas of JV and Southern Ghors served by WUAs

Region

Total Area (du)

Area covered by WUAs ( du)

North JV 93976 44114

Middle JV 104910 19600

South JV 113000 46597

Southern Ghors 46440 18270

Total 358326 128581

Farmers and WUAs membership

Farmers Category Number %

Total Farmers number 20000 100%

Farmers in areas of WUAs 4307 21%

Farmers members in WUAs 1865 44.3% of WuA

Farmers non members in WUAs

2342 55.7% of WUAs

Renters Farmers in WUAs 435 10.3% of WUAs

Owner Farmers in WUAs 1374 73.7% of members

WUAs implementing water distribution (D) and maintenance task (M) in JV

Region D&M D only None

SGH 0 3 1

NJV 2 4 1

SJV/ Karama 4 1 0

Middle JV

2 0 1

Total 8 8 3

Signing Agreements with WUAs

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(( التزويد بموقع )) بــ اليها ويشار الطرفين مابين عليها يتفق اخرى مصادر اية ومن فيفا

Agreement Singing

Expected Future of WUAs in JVA

• WUAs activities shall cover all the irrigated area in JV

• WUAs will take the responsibilities of soft maintenance

• WUAs shall collect irrigation water fees.

• WUAs shall work under the umbrella of organizational body (Union).

• WUAs shall increase the membership percentage.

• WUA shall take the responsibilities of irrigation project infrastructure.

• WUA s shall be financially independent and self finance.

• WUAs shall be merged for four groups

Main Constraints facing WUAs

• Intuitional

• Financial

• Technical

• Capacity Building and Experinces

Level of Satisfaction of WUAs member

Indictor Totally Disagree

Disagree Neutral Agree Totally Agree

Head of WUA in contact with u

1 1 2 12 12

Water Staff are qualified

3 2 1 18 4

WUA staff response

0 0 1 13 14

WUAs professional and Respect

0 0 1 13 14

WUA total treat equally with farmers

0 12 0 2 14

Total 4 15 5 58 58

% 3% 11% 4% 41% 41%

Technical Level Satisfactions of WUAs

Indicators Totally Dis agree

Disagree Neutral Agree Total agree

Always receive amount of water in irrigation order

7 4 0 12 5

No fluctuation in water amount

3 11 1 12 1

Equity of water 2 6 1 14 5

Water pressure is constant

0 14 1 9 4

Response to maintenance upon request

0 7 2 10 9

Total 12 42 5 57 24

% 9 30 4 41 17

Examples of Effective Dialogue with WUAs (Water Tariff)

Current Water tariff since 1995

Water consumption(CM/FU/Month) Water Tariff (fills/CM)

Zero – 2500 8

2501- 3500 15

3501- 4500 20

>4500 35

Annual Water Budget in JV

• Farmers Dialogues in the Guest House in Jordan Valley (DeirAll destination)

• Farmers discuses with JVA the opportunity for additional water quantity.

• JVA suggest to increase the tariff of water quantities.

• Both parties were agreed upon the suggestions.

Jordan Valley Water Forum 2012 (JVWF)

• Supported by the World Bank Institution

• Was lunched in June 2012 as a plate form for effective dialogue .

• Discuses five main them

- Irrigation Infrastructure

- Marketing

- Extension

- Adaption to climate change

- Agricultural credit and finance

•Thanks for your Kind

•Attention