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    Umbrella’s Experience of FSM and FSTP operations in Small

    Towns -Uganda
    Presented by:

    Mujjabi Martin Mukasa


    Sen. EHO UWSSD MWE - Uganda
    Outline
    • Introduction
    • O&M requirements
    • UWS situation
    • Operational experience
    Introduction

    The Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (UWS) is a utility


    operator under SUM Division of the Urban Water supply
    and Sewerage department.
    6 Umbrellas serving sub regions
    Coverage
    • UWS serve approximately UWS operate and manage
    over 4.8m. Popn. in 576 the cesspool trucks
    water schemes and 10 – Central (2)
    FSM facilities. – North (2)
    – central region (4 FSTPs), – South Western (1)
    – North (4 FSTPs), – East (1)
    – South Western (1 FSTP)
    – East (1 FSTP).
    Operational Requirements for FSTPs
    Human Resource/ personnel Financial Cost centres
    Minimum of 2 – Basic maintenance like

    – Attendant slashing,

    – Guard – Water
    – Staff salaries
    but with a truck it requires a Plant
    manager, Driver and turn-man – Incinerating Solid waste

    /operator
    Average and Annual sludge volumes
    • Monthly ave - 30 cubics
    per plant
    • But ranges between 5 to
    40 Cubics
    Annual Aves. 360 cubics to
    480 cubics
    Initiatives Proposed O&M Improvement
    Road Map

    – a) use of Weyonje APP - linking – Mapping possible customers for the

    customers and service providers FSTPs


    – Ruotine marketing of FSM services
    – b) The leasing model- Increasing
    during billing process
    Operational efficiency of trucks
    – Setting unprohibitive dumping fees for
    – c) Scheduled emptying -
    private sector
    Aggregated demand lowers the cost of
    – Popularizing disposal sites with private
    emptying for Households
    sector
    – d) Private sector engagement
    - Enhances complaince
    Challenge Gaps/Challenges
    Way forward
    Low emptying demand due Development of minimum standards and enforcing them, as a matter
    to few emptiable facilities of fact, minimum for towns to be a lined VIP. (National Sanitation
    Policy)

    Low emptying demand due Awareness and sensitization campaigns, radio talk shows, street
    to limited awareness drives, enforcement of by laws
    High operating costs Occasioned by such things as price of fuel – Hard to deal with, but for
    instance if road work (last factor) is improved as well as others

    High emptying charges Increase awareness, increase emptiable facilities

    High staff Turn over Engagement on skilling FSM management.


    Quick Kick-starters

    • Start subsidized emptying drive


    • Support to containment improvements
    • Private sector capacity development
    • Skills training for FSM value chain actors
    • Quality Monitoring

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