But the NWSC Nebbi team now celebrates a great milestone that marks a reduction in operational costs in production at Parombo as the Static team, together with Area team worked on ground with the support of Projects and Capital Developments (P&CD) to ensure that the Water Supply System migrates from generators to hydropower. The Area will now achieve an increase in water production, a reduction in the cost of production, and also improved supply reliability in Parombo area. 

The residents of this Town Council in Nebbi District have therefore been trekking long distances in search of water. Thankfully, this whole ordeal is in the past, as the provision of safe drinking water in Parombo has been bolstered by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) after it was tasked to establish a piped water system in Parombo Town council and surrounding villages. With the completion of the UGX3Bn, Parombo Water Supply Project, NWSC gets to make a life-changing difference to over 28,000 people in the community.

The water station at Parombo works by pumping raw water from the existing two boreholes into the 162 cubic meter reservoir at Acana Hill through the 4.6km transmission mains and 19.3km distribution pipe network from Acana Hill to Parombo Town Council. Walking long distances in search of clean water is fast becoming a thing of the past because clean water is now at the door steps of the residents. NWSC remains committed and has a long standing and established focus on providing clean water and sanitation services for all. 

The Training took place in Mbarara from 4th to 5th April 20222 and in Bushenyi at the corporation’s Western & South western Region Resource Centre (WESREC) from 6th to 7th April 2022. It was characterized by 70% practical and 30% theory sessions. 

A total of six trades are earmarked for certification this year. These are; Industrial Plumbers, Water Quality Technicians, Electro-mechanical Technicians, Fecal Sludge Plant Operators, Sewage Service Technicians and Water Treatment Plant Operators.

Notably, a total of 62 Plumbers and Water Technicians under NWSC’s Mbarara, Kamwenge, Ibanda, Lyantonde, Bushenyi, Rubirizi, Sheema and Kasese Areas, benefited from this training.

The benefits of Workers PAS assessment to NWSC Technicians include; provision of qualifications to informally skilled technicians with great experience, helps in the assessment levels of skills with formally trained technicians, provides insight in technicians’ capabilities; i.e. whether they can work with or without supervision and lastly reveals skills gaps that require further focused training. NWSC remains committed to Water for All, for a delighted customer by a delighted workforce. 

Chaired last week by Director Business and Scientific Services, Dr. Rose Kaggwa, the monthly session of the Water and Sewerage Treatment Process Improvement Team (WATSANPIT) assembly looks to improve water supply quality & reliability in the all-water supply systems. 

They also aim at establishing the operational status of the water treatment plants and network system, establish the operational status of the wastes water collection, treatment and disposal, develop an improvement plan and, conduct a stepwise implementation of the improvement plan.

In a bid to improve water supply, water quality, wastewater collection and disposal plus system upgrades, Dr. Kaggwa recommended area visits in all the regions to scrutinize the factors that lead to process failures and recommend process improvement strategies.

The scope of works for all the water supply/wastewater collection and disposal improvement interventions includes but isn’t limited to; Infrastructure assessment of the water supply and wastewater systems, evaluating the efficiency of the process control of the water supply, wastewater collection and, disposal systems which include determining the efficiency of process units, emerging raw water quality challenges. Influent and effluent quality of wastewater. 

The scope also encompasses assessing the status of the operation and maintenance of chemical dosing systems such as pumps (raw water, high lift pump) delivery, capacities plus chemical dosing pumps and calibration schedules, Evaluating the laboratory infrastructure of the water supply systems like laboratory status, available equipment, infrastructure improvement options as well as, assessing the status of the operation and maintenance of the reservoirs, pipe network.

Notably, the process improvement strategies are characterized by both short and long-term interventions. Also, Improved water quality and supply reliability were quite the achievements. 

New on the block is the Construction of Sludge treatment facility and Additional clarifier stream, both at the Ggaba Water Treatment Plant in Kampala. 

The Senior Manager Water Production, Eng. Andrew Muhwezi, while hosting the Corporation’s Managing Director Dr Eng. Silver Mugisha, gave a brief of the progress of works and the environmental benefits that the project Sludge treatment facility will bring in terms of raw water quality improvement and safe guarding the natural filter that minimizes lake pollution. 

In the case of the Additional Clarifier Stream; This highly efficient water treatment line will utilize Dissolved Air Flotation Technology (DAF) and is expected to resolve a key operational bottleneck of Ggaba 1 treatment plant and ultimately restore the plant capacity to 72,000m3 per day, further stabilizing water supply in Kampala. 

Works are reportedly going utterly well and steadily especially with the test running and technical commissioning already underway. The projects are being constructed by Sogea Satom under supervision of Tractbel/GKW consults.

The awards, which are organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), strive to uplift the quality of Financial and Sustainability reporting by various sectors in Uganda.

While receiving the award, the NWSC Managing Director, Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha said the Corporation’s business approach aims at providing quality services to the people of Uganda, today and in the future.

Deputy Managing Director Finance and Corporate Strategy, Ms. Sylvia Arinaitwe applauded NWSC staff for their professionalism and commitment towards the achievement of socio-economic transformation of Uganda and the NDPIII objectives.

NWSC also scooped the second position in the Public Sector Category, in all aspects of total financial reporting. The corporation remains committed to Water for all.

The soldiers from Luttamaguzi Barracks planted the lot that is out of a nursery catchment of 12,000 trees allocated to the Entebbe Area with the guidance of Capt. Ronald Mayenda who, represented the commanding officer 4th infantry Battalion of SFC, Lt. Julius Wasike in-charge of administration SFC, RSM John Okiror, among other SFC officials and, the NWSC Entebbe team.

“Entebbe is a city. We need to have clean air, conserve the environment, control soil erosion, maintain beautiful serenity and above all promote catchment protection.  Plant a Tree, trees are one of the planet`s natural cleaners”, remarked the General Manager- Entebbe Area, Ms. Joyce Bakiire.

Lt. Julius Wasike in his remarks applauded NWSC for the “greening” initiative aimed at bettering the livelihood of its customers. “NWSC is one of the best government agencies doing so well in service delivery,” he said.

He further thanked the body for “loving your country by conserving the environment. We shall need more trees because the more trees we plant the better our environment will be. We shall take care of these trees until we see them grow. However as soldiers we share. We shall share with our neighbors. We cannot slaughter a cow and eat alone”, he stated.

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation is running one of the country’s biggest tree planting campaigns, with at least 10Million trees in mind, by 2023 under the theme, “A Tree Planted, a future Granted”. 

This plan is anchored on its Corporate Plan 2021 – 2026 and the corporation is working with a number of stakeholders because together, they say, they can do so much more. “NWSC remains committed to Water for All, for a delighted customer, by a delighted workforce,” read the statement released last night. 

Water Sector Consultants; Hydrophill and WSS Services (U) Ltd, in a bid to offer support towards capacity building of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s “Water for All” 100{0945c2a372ac1e8bbfe7cc3e10f9b82eb0b8ae872b07368d754f0396b6ef2afe} coverage achievement in Rwamwanja Settlement Camp and Katalyeba Branch (Under the Refugee – Water, Sanitation and Health (R-WASH) Program, met up with NWSC’s Kamwenge Area team.

The said team, first held a meeting with the NWSC Katalyeba Branch staff to get a feel of the Branch Operations in the Refugee Settlement and the host community. The consultant’s operational experience was tapped into as well as guidance on how to achieve efficiency gains. 

Later then, a meeting was held with Mr. Hudson Agaba, UNHCR, Ms. Stella Apio Amucu and Mr. John Bosco Candia, both of OXFAM to discuss supply challenges with in the settlement and the host community. An update on on-going projects aimed at improving the water supply was given with a guarantee that the current water supply challenges will be history in the next one month.

The Rwamwanja Settlement Camp OPM Commandant, Mr. Timothy Kitaka shared the water supply challenges that need to be addressed in the shortest time possible, to which he was given a brief about the consultancy road map bound to contribute to the commencement, execution and completion of the project.

Notably, the consultants were also treated to exploration of the mini piped systems of Baraka, Kyempango A1, Kyempango A5, Kyempango B, Kyempango C, and Nkoma C.O.U Reservoir to best acquaint themselves with what is available, what needs to be done and how to get it done, to ensure “Water for All”