WATER SERVICES TRUST FUND
Funding For Catchment Protection and how to
submit a Community proposal
Green Water Credits Workshop
Green Hills Hotel, Nyeri
20th -22nd September 2011
Reuben Chepkonga
Program Officer: Environment
Introduction to WDC
• WDC funding window was established in December 2008 by WSTF
and WRMA
• Established to channel investment into water resource
management at local level through WRUAs
• Necessitated by the fact that more than 50% of Kenyans obtain
their water from the traditional water sources rather than an
improved water supply
• Funds are used for capacity building of WRUAs, development and
Implementation of Sub Catchment Management Plans
Introduction to WRUA
• What is a WRUA
• A WRUA is an association of water users, riparian land owners , or
other stakeholders who have formally and voluntarily associated for the
purposes of cooperatively sharing, managing and conserving a
common water resource
• WRUA membership
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Riparian Members
Abstractor Members
Non –Consumptive Members- (Polluters, Hydro-power, tourism, fishing)
Observer Members
WRUA Objectives
• Promote controlled and legal water use activities;
• Promote good management practices to make efficient and sustainable
use of the water resource;
• Promote water conservation practices to ensure sufficient water reserves
that meet the demands of the environment, the wildlife, the livestock and
all the communities who rely on the water resource;
• To work towards reducing conflict in use of the water resource and
participate in solving those that arise;
• Promote catchment conservation measures to improve water
quantities and quality
WRUA Development Stages
Formation Stage
•Membership is poorly defined
•Interim Management
•Weak Financial systems
•Registration in progress
•Constitution being developed
Infant Stage
•Registered
•New Management Systems
•Financial systems improving
•Growing membership
•Resource Conflicts Identified
•Tentative Action Plans
Mature Stage
•Operational Governance Structures
•Financial systems well established
•Management efficient
•Systems in place to handle conflicts
•Action Plans developed
WRUA formation and Funding Stages
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1st Awareness meeting
Registration of members
Election of Committee/ Officials
Develop Constitution /by laws
Registration with Attorney
General
Open a Bank Account
Registration with WRMA
Sign MoU with WRMA
Proposal preparation and
Submission to WRMA
• Appraisal of proposal by WRMA &
WSTF
• Approval of proposals by WSTF
• Contract preparation & Signing
• Cheque presentation/Electronic Funds
Transfer
• Implementation of activities
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
• Funds Accountability/Audits
• Submission of Returns and Application
for next level of funding
WDC Funding Process
WRUA
Application for
Funding
WRMA
WSTF
Desk
Appraisal
Field
Appraisal
Contract/Release of Funds
Implementation of
Activities
Monitoring
Progress Reports
Auditing
WDC Funding Levels
Funding Ceilings
• Level 1- Ksh. 1 million
• Level 2- Ksh. 2million
• Level 3- Ksh. 5 million
• Level 4- Ksh. 10million
• Level 5- Ksh. 50 million
WRUA Development Stages
• Young WRUAs- Capacity
Building and SCMP
development
• Mature WRUAs- SCMP
Implementation
Eligible areas
Category
Category 1
Surface Water
State of the resource
ALARM
Resource is periodically scarce, Water reserve threatened
Groundwater
WQ or levels declining
Water Quality
Catchment severely degraded, Pollution levels high, Risk to human
life is high
Conflicts
Category 2
Surface Water
Groundwater
Water Quality
Conflicts
Category 3
Surface Water
Groundwater
Water Quality
Conflicts
Potential for conflicts is high
ALERT
Trend is towards scarcity
Trend is towards over abstraction
Declining trend in water quality
Ingredients for conflicts, e.g. ethnic, religious, language divisions
SATISFACTORY
Water resource sufficient in quantity & quality
No tangible impact
WQ adequate, low risk
Low risk of conflict
Eligibility Criteria cont…..
• WRMA Pilot SubCatchments
• New or Young WRUAs
• Existing Mature WRUAs
• WRUA Boundaries/Area of
coverage
• Local Contribution (15%)
• Eligible activities
 Baseline data collection: abstraction
survey, socio-economic surveys, and
water resource surveys
 Monitoring Water Resource and Use;
 WRUA Training/Capacity Building and
mobilization activities;
 Infrastructure planning and
development: sub-surface dam, earth
dams, pans, sand dams, roof
catchment, trapezoidal, soil
conservation and catchment
protection structures, intakes, river
bank protection, structures to reduce
effluent discharge, development of
water allocation plans and structures
geared towards reducing conflicts
Sub-Catchment Management Plan
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Introduction
Overview Of Sub-catchment
Water Resource Problems
Management Approach
Water Balance
Water Allocation
Resource Protection
Catchment Protection
• Surveys & conservation of Riparian
area
• Erosion/sediment surveys
• Soil and water conservation plans
• Catchment rehabilitation
9. Institutional Development
10. Infrastructure Development
11. Rights Based Approach / Poverty
Reduction
12. Monitoring And Information
13. Financing And Implementation
WRUA Eligibility Criteria
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SHG (Pilot Phase) or Legal Registration (Trust or Society) certificate;
WRUA must be registered by WRMA;
Constitution, Katiba;
Properly Elected Officials;
Bank Account;-Savings, Current
Minutes of meetings & AGM;
Audited accounts and Audit Report;
Financial Records (Bank statement, etc);
Procurement Records (Quotations, tender evaluation reports, etc);
SCMP developed through participation in an SCMP workshop;
Progress Report detailing implementation progress against previously released
WDC funds
What Happens to application at WSTF?
Receive Hard copy and Soft Copies of WRUA
Application based on first come first served basis
Preparation of Contracts and sending to
WRMA/WRUAS
“Record“ of WRUA by Assigning a WSTF number if
new
Signing of Contracts by WRUAs, WRMA, WSTF
Appraisal of Proposals based on Unit Cost
Standards
Preparation and sending of Cheques/EFT
Preparation of Briefs (Summary of WRUA
Application for MIC)
Writing of letters notifying WRMA/WRUA of
Cheques release
Presentation/defending of Briefs to Management
Investment Committee (MIC) for Approval
Monitoring and Reporting -field
visits/telephone follow-ups
Presentation of Briefs to Investment Committee for
budgets exceeding 2Million for Approval
Audits of WRUAs –Internal and External
Revision of Proposals based on recommendations
of the MIC & IC
Receive SCMP, Reports, Expenditure Returns
and Application for next Level
Points to Note……
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Level 1: Capacity Building
• Level 2: SCMP Implementation-catchment protection
• Engagement of Support Organizations (SO)
• NRM Project covered areas
• Lack of funds may delay the process (e.g. July-Dec 2010)
• Investment Committee meets Quarterly
• Changes in final appraised Budget and link to implementation
• Use of funds by WRUAs- completion of projects
WDC General Progress
Distribution
Proposals and Funding
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203 proposals in total since
inception
155 applications have been
funded to date at a cost of
Kshs.107,834,178.00
• 141 No. are in level 1
• 14 No. are in level 2.
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Athi –56
Tana –16
Lake Victoria North–23
Lake Victoria South -13
Rift Valley -15
Ewaso Ng’iro North–32
Tana Catchment Area WRUAs
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Kitimui Springs
Mukengeria
Thegu
Kapingazi
Madogo
Tungu
Ruuji Rwa Ngombe
Lake Kenyatta
Nzeeu
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Bwathonoro
Ngakinya
Thangatha
Upper Kalundu
Upper Mikuyuni
Middle Kauwi
Luguso
Thambana
The End