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2020.03.31 – THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA PROJECT – HANDOVER

The implementation of the project was carried out in two locations – Hungary and Uganda.

Activities in Hungary

  • Detailed mechanical and electrical design of the unique water purification units and treatment racks
  • Purchase of the main parts
  • Production of the unique water purification units: prototype and then mass production
  • Software development
  • Shipping of the water purification units to Uganda

Activities in Uganda

  • Architectural- and Static Structural design of the water purification buildings and water towers
  • Determination of the construction and drilling sites, survey of groundwater base
  • Construction on the three selected locations: construction of water purification buildings and water towers
  • Installation of water purification units, electrical and water pipe connection
  • Installation of water treatment units, test run
  • Training and handover

Shipping

The water treatment units and their additional elements and equipment arrived at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on 9 March. After customs procedures and shipments inside Uganda, the packages were transferred to the UNHCR warehouse and were distributed to the appropriate locations.

In parallel with the transport of water purification equipment, the following works were carried out in Uganda:

  • Internal sewerage and drainage of the WTP buildings
  • Completion of borehole drillings, laying water pipes from drilled wells to WTP
  • Positioning and connecting (electrical and water piping) water purification units in buildings.
  • Completion of water towers.
  • Acquisition and placement of clean water reservoir tanks on water towers
  • Installation of solar panels.

After that commissioning, test phase and the test run of the water purification units could be started. In parallel the training took place with the test run, with the aim of a comprehensive demonstration of the operation of the equipment and the entire system, a description of the on-site mobile laboratory kit and the presentation of the monitoring water quality measurements to be carried out.

The official handover took place on 31st of March 2020.

Training of the WTP and the equipment
Handover
  • The WTP building
  • The WTP building and the water towers

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