the civil administration's water department: progress report on water in the west bank

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aking action. Te Civil Administration hasresponded to the water needs o the Hirbet uwanicommunity. A lling point serving the community was constructed during October 2010. Te CivilAdministration has set aside several million NIS

or water sector development in the West Bank.Te Civil Administration intends to take an activerole in 2011 in promoting water sector develop-ment.

Water Project Responses - 2010

Approved In Processrunk Lines 6 4

Wells 20 4

Filling Points 5 -Cisterns 6 4

Te Civil Administration is commit-ted to rendering water accessible to all West Bank communities. In 2010 a record number o projectswere approved and permitted by the Civil Ad-ministration. Tese positive results were achievedthanks to a dedicated efort rom our team to keepup with increasing applications as well as improvedcoordination with both the international commu-nity and the Palestinian Water Authority.

Implementation o these projects will substantially enhance the capacity o the Palestinian Water Au-thority to supply the growing needs o the Pales-tinian population in the West Bank, thus ul llingour common goal o making water accessible toall.

Progress in 2010.Te Civil Administration Water Department ap-proved six major water trunk lines and network systems (serving more than 11 Palestinian townsand villages), the drilling o ve new well sites withimmediate efect (as well as 15 other sites in theEastern Aqui er), the construction o ve new ll-ing points, and the rehabilitation o seven watercisterns used or water harvesting.

Eleven new water projects have been submitted

to the Water Department or permitting in theourth quarter o 2010 including the upgrade o our wells, our water reservoirs and three water

trunk lines systems. Te statutory process o per-mitting the Dir Samit reservoir (which is a part o a USAID unded project) in the Hebron Districthas progressed and a public notice was publishedin the Palestinian press in October 2010. A permit

or this important project is scheduled to be issuedin the rst quarter o 2011.

Progress Report on Water Sector DevelopmentJanuary 2011

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Figure 1- Filling point installation in Hirbet Tuwaniwhich was constructed during the ourth quarter o 2010.


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Figure 2- Civil Administration personnel on a feld missionto one o the our well drilling sites approved and imple-mented in 2010. Photo: October 2010.

Looking forward , the Civil Administra-tion believes that water sector developmentis one o the most crucial challenges acingthe region. Te severe seven-year drought inconjunction with growing water needs in theWest Bank present a call to action. Te situa-tion demands closer cooperation and coordi-nation between all parties.

Te Civil Administration has expanded itscapability to efciently promote Palestinianwater projects proposals by hiring additional

sta . Our endeavour in 2011 is to expeditesta work on building permits and permitorder requests. Te Civil Administration en-courages the Palestinian Water Authority tosubmit all Joint Water Committee approvedprojects or permitting.

able 1 Permit Orders or runk Lines Approved 2010

Project District Approval Date Details1 Farun ulkarem February 2010 Rehabilitation o water network 2 Yata Hebron May 2010 Laying pipe or new trunk line system3 Sa arin ulkarem June 2010 Laying pipe or new trunk line system4 Aba-Sharqiya Jenin August 2010 Upgrade o water network 5 Falame-Jayus ulkarem September 2010 Upgrade o water network 6 Bidu Ramallah November 2010 Laying pipe or new trunk line system. Seven villages

will be connected to the water system.

able 2 Water Cistern Rehabilitation Projects Promoted in 2010Project District Date o

CompletionStatus

1 Nazlat Issa ulkarem Quarter 1 o 2010 Water Cistern Under Implementation2 Deir Al Ghusun ulkarem Quarter 2 o 2010 Water Cistern Under Implementation

3 Hebron City Hebron Quarter 2 o 2010 Water Cistern Rehabilitated4 Safarin ulkarem Quarter 3 o 2010 Water Cistern Rehabilitated5 Jet and Ku r Qaddum Qalqilya Quarter 3 o 2010 Water Cistern Rehabilitated6 Imrehia Jenin Quarter 3 o 2010 Water Cistern Rehabilitated

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Water sector development is critical and the Civil Administration is fully committed to working with all parties towards sustainable hydrological solutions for the West Bank in

2011. - Lt. Col. Avi Shalev Head of the International Organizations Branch, Civil Administration


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able 3 Drilling o Deep Wells Approved 2010Well ID Coordinates Approval Date Status

1 Hizme - January 2010 Approved - Permit order published January 2010.2 17 226822/617843 August 2010 Placed in eld, under implementation.3 48R 224410/606179 October 2010 Placed in eld, under implementation.4 32 227251/604719 November 2010 Implementation will begin in 2011,

requires urther coordination with DCL.5 11 229085/606537 November 2010 Implementation will begin in 2011,

requires urther coordination with DCL.6 1 225200/625200 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.7 2 226950/626450 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.

8 13 228650/623150 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.9 14 228000/622200 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.10 16 226000/617200 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*11 20 222650/610060 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*12 22 222200/608600 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.13 24N 226750/603350 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*14 31 228650/603350 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*15 33 228500/604900 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*16 34 229700/605300 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*

17 40 231200/607850 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*18 43 230650/608800 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*19 47 229700/612200 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*20 23 225000/603400 November 2010 Approved or 2011. Requires prior coordination.*

able 4 Filling Points Approved 2010Project District Coordinates X/Y Status

1 Hirbet uwani Hebron 214200/591616 Implemented in Quarter 4 2010.2 Jabba Ramallah 225083/640149 Approved by the Civil Administration.3 Abu-Fardah Qalqilya 199422/676445 Approved by the Civil Administration.4 Kiryat-Arba Hebron 211890/603909 Approved by the Civil Administration.5 Hirbet Fkikis Hebron 196325/600433 Awaiting submission o PWA plans.

able 5 Projects Submitted by PWA in 4 th Quarter o 2010, Undergoing Staf Work Project District Staf work initia-

tion DateProject Details

1 Al Sa Bethlehem October 2010 Well upgrade2 Jinzur Jenin October 2010 Drilling o a new well

3 Nahalin Bethlehem October 2010 New Water trunk line4 Sanur Jenin October 2010 Rehabilitation o a water reservoir5 Jilabon Jenin October 2010 Water reservoir construction6 Sabea- Sanur Jenin October 2010 Well rehabilitation

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able 6 Projects Approved by JWC in 2010, Not Yet Submitted to Civil AdministrationProject District JWC

ApprovalDate

Project Type Status

1 Hushun -Al Karem

Hebron 21.05.02 runk line connecting to Mekorotsystem.

No request submitted

2 Al Midiya Ramallah 21.12.03 Upgrade o internal water network Request submitted May 2009, re-turned to the PWA with comments.Awaiting response.

3 Al-Ram Ramallah 11.09.05 Water network upgrade No request submitted

4 Amuriya Qalwilya 08.10.08 Water pools, water network, pipeline No request submitted5 Naumiya Jericho 08.10.08 Agricultural water system upgrade No request submitted

Figure 4- Dir Samit Public Notice Project published in the Palestinian Press in October 2010.Te project is scheduled to receive a building permit in the

rst quarter o 2011.

Figure 3 - Ibrahimiya School Reservoir In June 2010, the Ibrahimiya school in Hebron received itsown water reservoir unded by the ICRC, which will servethe schools water needs.

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