Phase 1 - Master Planning

Establishing the Project

Phase I of FaDWaSP had a three-pronged approach. First of all, it began the long process of WSS institution building in Fayoum governorate, focusing at that stage on the El Azab waterworks, the utility which was responsible for water supplies in the entire Governorate, except Fayoum City. It mapped the existing infrastructure, identified the main bottlenecks and supported the construction of new water and sanitation infrastructure. Its third field of work was that for which it is now most remembered: developing a master plan for water supply and sanitation. This master plan continued to guide the development of water and sanitation services in Fayoum governorate until about 2010.

The project was thus attempting to tackle the physical and institutional deficits in the local water and sanitation sector and to plan for the medium term.
From the outset, FaDWaSP emphasized a process-oriented approach that maximized counterpart involvement and learning. A number of project task forces were established, bringing together staff from El Azab, the governorate and selected local units (the smallest element of local government).
Project management anticipated the conversion of El Azab from a government water authority to a public sector company.

A summary description of Phase I is provided in the file below:

Fadwasp-Phase I.pdf