1. Water Safety Conference 2010 Ananda Jayaweera, WES Specialist, Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage An Emerging Institutional Framework for Safe Water in Sri Lanka 3rd November 2010

2. OUT LOOK for WATER QUALITY Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia Sri Lanka has the the 24 th hihest population density 85% of the population use on site sanitation At least 20% of the population depends on informal water supply Competing uses of water Diffused pollution Large population using shallow wells, vulnerable to contamination Chronic kidney disease in NCP all research inconclusive

3. Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia Diminishing Water Availability

5. Present status of Sanitation 87% Improved Water sealed toilets with septic tanks 38 % Water sealed with cesspit disposal (direct/off pit) 27 % Pit/other 20 % Pipe borne 2 % No or Substandard toilets 13 %

6. Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia Impact of Water Contamination

7. Events that Influenced Institutional Change Text Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia EventDisasterHazardChallengeImpact/ Out come Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 30,000 deaths Over 200,000 families affected Wells in the coastal belt in 5 districts polluted Displaced were in 322 TSS camps W&S for TSS and Resettlemen ts, relocated in remote areas No out breaks of diseases WQ- focus Upgrade laboratories H2S kits Pilot WSP and District Committees Conflict in North East Sri Lanka 2009/10 Nearly 300,000 IDP in a remote location services required urgently Temporary shelters in 14 camps, Continuous supply of Drinking water, wash water, sanitation services to 280,000 people. Intervention to protect water quality provide, WPTFOR Supplied Drinking and wash water separately Diseases prevented

8. Events That Influenced Change Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia EventDisasterHazardChallengeImpact/ Outcome Outbreak of Viral Hepatitis in Gampola 2007 2000 affected, 261 hospitalized. The wrath for the epidemic was directly leveled at the Water Board Water source pollution due to poor sanitation Drinking water wells & School WS contaminated Implement Water Safety Plans, Chlorination of community schemes. Correct misinformati on Collaboration between Health and Water sector for WQSS. Joint cabinet paper. Established national and district committees

9. Water Safety Conference November 2-4 2010, Kuching, Malaysia Legal Framework food and Drug Act The act has provision to regulate and control of any food manufactured, imported, sold and distributed for human consumption. “ food means any article manufactured, sold or represented for use as food or drink for human beings and includes any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of food” Food Advisory Committee chaired by DG Health services

10. Service Providers Institutional Framework for Water Quality Surveillance NWS&DB CBO s LAA/UC/MC Others M of H&N My of WS&D CEA SLS Data Base Laboratory services M of H&N My of WS&D CEA SLS Data Base Laboratory services RE,RDHS Div S,PHI CEA NWSDB DSU Laboratory District/WQSS Committee National Quality Assurance Panel National Steering Committee (Food Act) Policy and Direction M of H&N,M of WS&D,CEA, M of PC&LG M of UD&SAD reporting Technical Support Regulatory WQSS Feed back Review and Remedy WHO / UNICEF Capacity Building Water Safety Plans and Monitoring of Implementation Catchments to Consumer

11. National WATSAN Coordination Group Policy Working Group Urban WS Rural WS Sanitation Drinking Water Quality Inter-ministerial operational Committee for SWAP MDG Monitoring Committee District WQSS Committee National Health Based WQSC National Water Quality Steering Committee Emergency coordination WASH Cluster District Water Sanitation Coordination Cluster unicef

12. What has been achieved? 1.Upgraded laboratories of NWSDB & M of Health 2.Introduced WSP for Tsunami resettled people- RWH 3.Established national & District WQS Committees. 4.Established National Committee for Health Based WQS SC 5.Drinking Water Supply Policy 6.WSP for piped schemes 7.WQ monitoring for CBO 8.Joint cabinet paper & M oU Water & Health Sector 9.Agreement with NWSDB for free testing of samples 10.Revised PHI manual and updated WQ analysis procedures circular 11.National Water Safety week

14. Conclusion “Our ancestors did not pollute the water, therefore they did not have to treat water” Expand the scope of Water Safety Plans to cover the population who depends on the informal water supply to ensure safety of their drinking water – This would help to differ large investments for expensive systems for which the financial & water resources are hard to secure.

15. Rain Water Harvesting Tank- Catchments to Consumer Consumer Catchment Consumer Piloting WSP

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