Elaboration of Water Facility Master Planning in Deir El-Balah Municipalities Governorate of Gaza Strip.

The main objective of this consultancy is to conduct and to elaborate a consistent water facility master plan for the water supply and distribution systems of Deir El-Balah Governorate up to year 2025. The planning area embodies: Deir El-Balah, Nusseirat, Maghazi, Zawaida, Bureij, Al-Mussadar and Wadi El-Salqa Municipalities.

Tasks Conducted

• Data collection and review of related works.
• Assessment of the existing water supply and distribution systems of the planning area.
• Identification of the main water supply and distribution problems as well as demand needs.
• Definition of the planning basis and design criteria.
• Conceptual design of the water supply facilities (production and distribution).
• Hydraulic model analysis of the current and future water distribution systems using Water CAD v.7 software.
• Elaboration of a realistic Master Plan based on investment priorities.
• Establish alternative scenarios for the water Master Plan.
• Inventory of specific projects for the implementation of the proposed Master Plan.
• Priority works and packaging for the proposed projects to be implemented.
• Estimate of budget for the implementation of the proposed projects in the Master Plan.
• Preparation of 3-years investment plan for the outputted projects.
• Presentation of the planning schemes, scenarios, and outputs.
• Organization of workshops to present the progress of the project and the results.
• Provide on-job training to the Municipal staff.
• The project was implemented jointly with CEP