Second Tanzania Water Sector Support Project

The development objectives of Second Water Sector Support Project for Tanzania are to: (a) strengthen the capacity for integrated water resources planning and management in United Republic of Tanzania, and (b) improve access to water supply and sanitation services in an operationally efficient manner in Dar es Salaam. This project has four components. 1) The firs component, Integrated Water Resources Management aims to improve the institutions (coordination, monitoring, regulation, and enforcement); the information base (hydromet, operational decision support, forecasting); and the investments that support growth in water-dependent sectors. It has the following three subcomponents: (i) Strengthening Water Resources Management (WRM) Institutions; (ii) Improved WRM Information - Hydromet Services; and (iii) Water Security and Conservation. 2) The second component, Dar es Salaam Water Supply Improvement, focus on improving the operational efficiency of the utility; enabling expansion of water supply access; and building a sustainable institutional framework for the management of water supply in Dar es Salaam. It has the following three subcomponents: (i) Expansion of Water Supply Distribution in Unserved Priority Areas; (ii) Performance-Based Nonrevenue Water (NRW) Reduction in Dar es Salaam; and (iii) Institutional Restructuring/Reform and Utility Modernization. 3) The third component, Dar es Salaam Sanitation Improvement, will support expansion of sanitation services through construction of a new WWT plant and additional sewer lines in the Mbezi beach area and a range of decentralized sanitation solutions for the unserved part of the city. It has the following two subcomponents: (i) Wastewater Treatment and Sewerage Investment; and (ii) Off-Grid Sanitation. 4) The fourth component, Project Management and Implementation Support, will provide capacity building and TA to strengthen the ability of the Program Coordination Unit (PCU), the Procurement Management Unit...