Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic

WUA Forming WUA Forming

• Law of Water Users Unions (Associations) (27.03.2002).

• Standard constituent documents.

• Process of WUA forming

• Training of staff WUA Oblast Support Units and Raion Support Units

• Mobilization work in places and water users training

WUA Structure (Version 1)

WUA members General

Assembly

WUA Council

Chief Engineer-

Hydrologist

Accountant

WUA Council Chairman

Policy making, fee

establishing, staffing,

budgeting

WUA Structure (Version 2)

WUA members General

Assembly

WUA Council

Directory on maintenance of irrigation network

WUA Director

Chief Engineer-

Hydrologist

Accountant

Fees collection,

M&O

WUA Council Chairman

Policy making, fee

establishing, staffing,

budgeting

Audut Committee

Issues in WUA establishing Issues in WUA establishing

• Issues in mobilizing farmers:

• Identifying ISF for maintenance of on-farm network;

• Farmers resisting of having more than one aiyl okmotu in one served zone (i.e. WUA);

• Staff issues;

Total established and is functioning 450 officially registered WUAs.

Dynamics of WUA Formation in the Kyrgyz Republic

120 12079

132196

264

387419 436 450

160 160 160 160120

336

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450 450 WUAs serve WUAs serve 714714,000,000 ha of irrigated ha of irrigated land that island that is 70% 70% of total irrigated areaof total irrigated area

1064 1047 1047 1047 1043 1031 1027 1018 1018

699 714

233336

414536

595699 709

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Dynamics of debts in the Kyrgyz Republic

23,728

17,6 16,0

11,1

61,879

32,26432,182

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50

60

70

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1 кв 2007

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Dynamics of water supply tariffs on average in the Kyrgyz Republic

4,354,18

3,923,8

3,24

2,822,74

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2,5

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3,5

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4,5

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Dynamics of ISF payment to Rayon Dynamics of ISF payment to Rayon Department of Water ResourcesDepartment of Water Resources

Dynamics of irrigation water delivery fees in 2001-2006

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787184 81

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120

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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ISF AnalysisISF Analysis

ISF analysis taking into accout ashar method in the country, 2006

8395

195,1

104,6

80,6

112,7108,4

147,8

71,2

87,973,6

97,9

152,9

116

161,2

81,1

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50,0

100,0

150,0

200,0

Баткен Джалалабат Иссыккуль Нарын Ош Талас Чуй поРеспублике

Oblast

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ПИУ на 1 га ПИУ на 1 га с учетом ашарного метода

Transfer of IF

•411 WUAs have taken irrigation infrastructure to their balance;

• Measures on ownership through State Register are taken;

• More than 12 WUAs registered their ownership;

• Problems in transferring IF.

Introductory workshops under Introductory workshops under the On-farm Irrigation Projectthe On-farm Irrigation Project

During practical and theoretical classesDuring practical and theoretical classes

Measuring discharge on canal

Training WUA staff by specialists of Kemin Rayon Support WUA Unit

TRAINING CENTRESTRAINING CENTRES

For conducting conferences, workshops and training courses, in the premises of DWR and in all oblasts and 27 rayons of the KR there were established functioning training centres equipped with modern media assets allowing good conduction of these activities.

Workshops on propaganda and development of WUAsWorkshops on propaganda and development of WUAs

Issues in WUA functioning Issues in WUA functioning • Low level of ISF: average in the KR–113

KGS/ha; maximum – 509 KGS/ha;• About 65% of ISF in kind;• Passive Councils ¾ of Kyrgyz WUAs;• The issues of releasing from VAT from ISF for

private needs has not been resolved;• Issues in registering IF;• Weak financial and technical base;• Illegal control by fiscal bodies;• Issues with right-of-ways;• Passive Zone Representatives;• Staff changes.

Positive aspectsPositive aspects::• Water Users implements their right on water use;• Water Users participate in managing water resources namely irrigation fund;• Water Users join their efforts and means for agreed activities on effective

use of water resources on irrigated land;• Water Users participate in establishing irrigation water delivery fees;• Water Users through WUAs participate in forming water policy.• Water Users fully control irrigation infrastructure and have ownership rights.• Water Users fully control M&O, financing and resolving disputes.• Water Users have major responsibility for financing, M&O, rehabilitation and

modernization.• Water Users identify themselves clear strategies and rules proposed for

approval.• In WUA administration and other operations and organization work

transparency is achieved.• WUA as a new institutional structure in rural area started showing their

prospects and viability.• All bodies of WUA management are interconnected and responsible, that

mean efficiency of control bottom-top and top-bottom.

First Republican WUA Conference First Republican WUA Conference • Date: December, 2006;• Participants: 230 people;• Target group: Representatives of the

Government, Oblast State Administrations, WUAs, donors;

• Topics: -Problems in WUA developing, -M&O problems in WUAs and Rayon DWR, -involvement of water users into water

management, - Water reforms• Resolution I – KR accepted;

Measures on involving water users to irrigation Measures on involving water users to irrigation managementmanagement

• Community based Water Councils by hydraulic principle were established in 35 systems and canals;

• 14 WUA Federations (Unions) were established for M&O of irrigation systems;

• 4 of them took off-farm network to their balance, 3 started functioning as coordination bodies;

• WUA Union of the KR was created and started functioning

• On this the work is ongoing.

Development of FederationsDevelopment of Federations

• Federation Council consists of:• Representative zones;• Staff;• Issue: financial and technical base;• Budget: example of WUA Federation «Ak-Suu»;• Served area: 5663 ha• Total amount: 1870,4 thousand KGS (50 thousand USD)• including – Repair and M&O: 700,0 thousand KGS

(37%)– Reserve Fund: 170,3 thousand KGS (9%)

WUA Union of the KRWUA Union of the KR• State registration: March, 2006;• Of 450 WUAs, at present 198 WUAs are members

of the Union with 340,000 ha;• Started functioning since 01.01.2007• Offices: Bishkek, Osh;• Equipped;• First staff hired;• The 1st WUA Vestnik journal has been published;• Number of methodological materials for WUA are

being prepared; • Work with other donors is ongoing.

Further tasksFurther tasks

• To reach the number up to 500 WUAs in coming future covering area of about 800,000 ha;

• Formation of pilot WUA Federations on voluntary basis under the new Water Resources Improvement Project and their institutional development;

• Achieve full functioning of WUA Union of the KR;• Amend Law on WUAs and number of other legal

acts.• Further WUA strengthening by training, support

and assistance.

• Thank you for attention!