Elaboration of Water Facility Master Planning in the Northern 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 the Northern Governorate up to year 2025. The planning area embodies Jabalia town and camp, Beit Lahia town, Beit Hanoun town, Um Nasser village in addition to El-Sheikh Zayed City.

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