Strengthening the Regulatory Framework for Water Supply and Sanitation : final report

TA 4049-SRI Strengthening the Regulatory Framework for Water Supply and Sanitation : final report
IDP Consult, Inc
October 2007
Asian Development Bank

The Final Report summarizes the process and development of the amendments to the NWSDB Act that will allow it to be regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and reports on the capacity building activities that were undertaken for the key stakeholders of the TA. It puts together the various deliverables under ADB TA: 4049 that were prepared during the duration of the TA from January 23, 2007 to the TA’s closing on October 31 of the same year.

Content and Organization of the Report:

The Final Report is organized and presented into three (3) main volumes as follows:

(a) Volume 1: Main Report – Summarizes the process, work undertaken and highlights the features of each key deliverable. It also identifies and recommends the more immediate steps that need to be undertaken by GoSL to take forward the establishment of regulation in the water sector under the NWSDB.

(b) Volume 2 – Regulatory Legislation and Guidelines – Presents the key deliverables of the TA that consist of the following:

• Section A – Proposed Amendments to the Act (with Statement of Legal Effect on the proposed amendments) in an appropriate form for submission to Parliament and Regulatory Guidelines to support the implementation of the amendments;
• Section B – Primer on Water Supply Tariff Methodology and Financial Model to support the methodology
• Section C – Primer on NWSDB’s Responsibilities, Service Standards, and Performance Indicators
• Section D – Customer Service Guidelines

(c) Volume 3 – Training Materials – Presents a compilation of training materials developed for the Capacity Building component of the TA

Download final report and appendixes here