Hebron Regional Wastewater Management Project - Phase 1

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The project development objective for the First Phase of the Hebron Regional Wastewater Management Project for the West Bank and Gaza is to reduce the environmental pollution from wastewater produced in the Hebron Municipality. The principal beneficiaries of the project will include: (i) the approximately residents of Palestinian communities along Wadi As-Samen downstream of the HR WWTP who will no longer be affected by uncontrolled raw sewage flowing into the Wadi; and (ii) the Palestinians in the Bethlehem and Hebron Governorates. The project is comprised of three components. Component 1, wastewater treatment infrastructure, will finance the design and construction of the HW WWTP providing secondary treatment with a design set capacity per day in the first phase. Component 2, sustainable management, operation, and maintenance of Hebron Wastewater Treatment Plant, will finance technical assistance to train and build the capacity of the Hebron Municipal Water and Wastewater Management Department, in order to have the municipality fully capable to manage the part of the HR WWTP contract covering the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the plant during a five year time-frame and enhance the capacity of the department to obtain financial sustainability of water and wastewater services. Component 3, project management, monitoring and evaluation and master plan implementation planning, will finance project management staffing and costs incurred by the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and the establishment of a technical operations unit (TOU) in Hebron Municipality. In addition, financing will be provided for consultant engineering services to design the proposed Hebron Regional Wastewater Management Project Phase 2 (HRWMP-2), which would include an agricultural project for reuse of treated effluent in irrigated agriculture.