Working Areas
Operation & Maintenance
Production Processes & Service Quality & Water Safety (Drinking Water)
Storm Water Management
Other
Organizations Involved
Obras Sanitarias del Estado — Lead Mentee
Porto Alegre’s Departamento Municipal de Água e Esgotos — Lead Mentor
SDGs
6.3Improved water quality, reduced untreated wastewater and increased recycling & safe reuse
Project description
The idea for the WOP between OSE and DMAE originated in a regional conference organized by OSE on the non-revenue water that took place in Montevideo in November 2011.
Project main objectives
The goal of the WOP has been to improve water quality to avoid further crisis by enhancing operational and technical capacity.
The WOP agreement that was signed outlines a number of objectives to achieve operational and technical efficiency but includes a broad range of social goals as well:
a) Exchange knowledge, information and conduct visits in the areas of metering in order to strengthen and compare work processes in both enterprises;
b) Technological development, training in and implementation of new technologies in the areas of water and sewerage treatment;
c) Send and/or exchange professionals and technical specialist in processes related to metering, production, distribution and management of water and sanitation services;
d) Transfer technology in order to improve and modernize service infrastructure;
e) Share information, build the capacity of workers, users and social organizations;
f) Exchange knowledge, conduct technical studies and make proposals to improve the enterprises in general (technical, operational capacity and administration);
g) Identify unmet needs in access to drinking water and sanitation;
h) Promote access to drinking water as a fundamental human right.
The WOP agreement that was signed outlines a number of objectives to achieve operational and technical efficiency but includes a broad range of social goals as well:
a) Exchange knowledge, information and conduct visits in the areas of metering in order to strengthen and compare work processes in both enterprises;
b) Technological development, training in and implementation of new technologies in the areas of water and sewerage treatment;
c) Send and/or exchange professionals and technical specialist in processes related to metering, production, distribution and management of water and sanitation services;
d) Transfer technology in order to improve and modernize service infrastructure;
e) Share information, build the capacity of workers, users and social organizations;
f) Exchange knowledge, conduct technical studies and make proposals to improve the enterprises in general (technical, operational capacity and administration);
g) Identify unmet needs in access to drinking water and sanitation;
h) Promote access to drinking water as a fundamental human right.