Prepared by Peter Magara, Triple-S Uganda; presented at the Triple-S Annual Review and Planning Meeting (ARAP), Fort Portal Uganda, 6th-11th May 2013

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Presentation for
Triple-S ARAP
Experiments
Symposium
6th
– 7th
May 2013
Peter Magara
Triple-S Uganda
HPMAS: PROFESSIONALIZING OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF RURAL WATER
SYSTEMS

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• Water Supply Systems run without any major maintenance leading to
break down
• High cost of spare parts and low threshold of maintenance operations
• Weak mechanism for regulating Individual Hand Pump Mechanics
• No formal mechanisms for triggering Hand Pumps Mechanics to
respond to repair requests
THE CHALLENGE

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WHY HPMAS
Develop a pool of professional and coordinated Hand Pump Mechanics
To develop Service Charters for HPMAs to attract investment in operation
and maintenance of point water sources & auxiliary services
Scope of Work:
Kabarole and Lira districts
Duration: 14 Months
Opportunity: Nation wide undertaking on operationalizing HPMAs

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WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Market Analysis of HPMA
Services
Market Analysis of HPMA
Services
Cost Analysis of Operation,
Maintenance of point sources
& small piped systems
Cost Analysis of Operation,
Maintenance of point sources
& small piped systems
Development of Business plans
for HPMAs
Development of Business plans
for HPMAs
Implement Business PlansImplement Business Plans
Business
Development
services
Business
Development
services
Scoping Innovative
financing options
Scoping Innovative
financing options

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Key Messages
• Clustering of rural point water sources is important to establish the
threshold required to attract investment & efficient operations
• Sub-county Water & Sanitation Board (SWSSB) for point water sources
to coordinate & manage user fees & supervise HPMA
• HPMA is an important private sector actor that can provide opportunity
for increasing functionality and coverage of rural water services
KEY MESSAGES

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Thank you

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Thank you