Jordan - Eight Cities Water Supply and Sewerage Project

Document of The World Bank FI LE 00PY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Reiport No. P-3t92-JO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US$30.0 MILLION TO THE HASHEMITE XINGDOM OF JORDAN FOR AN EIGHT CITIES WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE PROJECT April 26, 1984 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the perfoirmance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Calendar 1983 January 1984 Currency Unit Jordan Dinar JD US $1.00 JD 0.363 0.377 JD 1.000 US$2.74 $2.65 Exchange rate used in the Appraisal Report JDI=$2.74 Fiscal Year = Calendar Year ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AWSA = Amman Water and Sewerage Authority EGMC = East Ghor Main Canal JVA = Jordan Valley Authority NPC National Planning Council NRA = Natural Resources Authority USAID = United States Agency for International Developulent WA - Water Authority WSC = Water Supply Corporation r  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY RASIEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN EIGHT CITIES WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE PROJECT LOAN AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower; The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Beneficiary; Water Authority (WA). Amount. US$30 million equivalent. Terms. 15 years, including three years of grace, at the standard variable interest rate. Relending Terms; Same as the Bank loan. The WA will bear the foreign exchange risk. Project Description; The project would improve water supply service and provide new sewerage service in the cities of Ramtha, Mafraq, Anjara, Ajloun, Ein Janneh, Kufrinja, Madaba and Ma'an. It would include: (i) construction of about 110 km of trunkc and distribution water mains, 8,000 m3 of reser- voir storage and supply of water meters; (ii) construction of about 177 km of trunk and collection sewers, 14,000 house laterals, 4 waste stabilization pond systems, Imhoff tanks and trickling filters, one sewage pumping station and force mains; (iii) supply of operating equipment; and (iv) consultant services for supervising the construction contracts. The project will follow through the institutional development efforts of a previous Bank loan and of the USAID for which adequate funds have been provided. The main benefi- ciaries of the project would be the low and middle-income families of the eight project cities. The Water Authority (executing agency) has good experience with the construction and operation of water supply and sewerage systems, but has less experience with water and sewage treatment. While there is a risk of delay in constructing the sewerage component and. of inadequate operation of the sewage treatment plants, this risk is minimized through the use of experienced consultants, progress monitoring, the use of simple treatment processes, and the available institutional development assistance. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  Estimated Cost*; Local Foreign Total -