Chuuk Water Sanitation Tender

Project Status Active Sector Subsector Water and other urban infrastructure and services urban policy institutional and capacity development - urban sewerage - urban water supplyThe proposed chuuk water supply and sanitation project cwssp will improve cpucs utility operation and customer management expand and rehabilitate cpucs sewage system and water supply services reduce nrw and increase revenue from water supply and sewerage services. The project will also raise chuuks community awareness on good sanitation and hygiene practices to prevent diseases and will foster water conservation. 1. The latest official statistics for the federated states of micronesia fsm estimated the total national population was about 103000 of which 47 resided in the capital area of chuuk state. Weno is the main urban center with about 14000 population about 30 of chuuks population and has an area of 127 square kilometers. The chuuk states population is projected to increase to 50000 by 2025 with most of the growth in weno and tonoas islands. 2. The fsm is highly vulnerable to natural hazards particularly severe tropical storms and droughts and is highly susceptible to climate change impacts. In 2015 typhoon maysak struck the states of chuuk and yap causing four deaths and damaging houses crops and public infrastructure. About a third of the national population was affected and the damage cost is estimated at 4 of the countrys 2015 gross domestic product. Chuuk state experienced two major droughts during 2016-2019 which resulted in wenos surface water sources drying up and stressing groundwater resources. Climate change projections show that temperatures will continue to rise in the fsm as will the sea level and ocean acidification. The intensity and frequency of days of extreme rainfall are projected to increase which exacerbates the need for infrastructure that is resilient to climate change and natural disasters. 3. . in chuuk state access to public water supplies and sanitation services is limited. A household survey in june 2020 reported that less than 1 of households in weno obtained drinking water from the public water supply systems. Other sources of household drinking water were rainwater tanks 58 protected wells 3 unprotected well and streams 6 and bottled water and other sources 32. Rainwater harvesting is not secure due to the seasonal rainfall patterns and more frequent and severe dry periods as a result of climate change. The cpuc water production is 2900 cubic meters per day in which 95 is from deep wells and 5 from the pou river. Cpuc filters the water abstracted from the pou river and chlorinates all the water produced. The pou river headworks and treatment plant constructed in 1982 are dilapidated and require rehabilitation. Cpuc has identified another potential surface water source in the wichen river which would expand its water supply reduce the reliance on groundwater and substantia