Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Documents

The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department (RWSSD) under the Directorate of Water Development in the Ministry of Water and Environment is responsible for the provision of safe water and sanitation services in rural areas across the country. The department coordinates the utilization of the District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant (DWSCG) to District Local Governments (DLGs), providing support to the planning and development of water supply and sanitation projects (large gravity flow schemes, large motorized piped water schemes and solar powered mini-piped water systems) and the promotion of appropriate technologies and sanitation practices in rural areas.

OPERATIONAL MANUAL FOR THE AREA SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP)

The ASP Manual is a stop document which will guide both the establishment and functioning of the ASP, and also be used as an important resource for all stakeholders involved in rural water supply services.

The Objectives of the ASP manual are:

i) To provide procedures and processes of identification and contracting the ASP;

ii) To facilitate the establishment and orientation of the ASP;

iii) To provide tools for monitoring the functions and operations of the ASP;

iv) To provide a basis for regulating the work of the ASP;

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RURAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN UGANDA

The National Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Infrastructure in Uganda (hereafter called ‘the Framework’) was developed by the Ministry of Water and Environment in 2019 with financial support from the Royal Danish Embassy and UNICEF. The objective was to develop options and standards for institutionally and financially sustainable operation and maintenance (O&M) systems for rural water supply infrastructure that are currently not adequately covered by existing management models.  

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