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Waterworks in Samoa, which is located in the South Pacific, is managed and operated by the Samoa Water Authority (SWA), and about 160,000 people or 85% of the population receive such service. However in Apia, the capital of Samoa, untreated water from the water source was being supplied to 6 out of 10 service areas. Furthermore, they had the problems such as deterioration of water quality due to muddy water in the rainy season, high risk of water-borne diseases, high water leakage ratio, and vulnerability to disasters including cyclone. Therefore, we provided consulting services including basic design, detailed design, construction supervision and technical transfer for the construction of water supply facilities (water treatment plants, intakes, raw water pipelines, water pumping station, water reservoirs, water transmission pipelines, water distribution networks, and water meters) in three areas which were identified as high priority. As a result, we contributed to safe, secure and sustainable water supply to about 11,500 people and the improvement of SWA through the reduction of a non-revenue water (NRW).
Safe, secure and sustainable water supply
Bird-eye View of Vailima Water treatment Ptant
Water service in Samoa has a long history of technical cooperation with JICA and Okinawa Prefecture, wherein water purification technologies of Okinawa have been transferred due to the similar climate. Therefore, we aimed to develop Samoa’s water supply facilities based on the experience and knowledge of Okinawa. We adopted the Ecological Purification System (EPS) for Samoa’s water treatment plants in partnership with Okinawa. EPS, although the method is “old style”, has recently attracted attention because it is an eco-friendly water purification method taking advantage of the natural purification process without utilizing chemicals such as coagulants, and such can lower operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Moreover, we realized power-saving benefits by allowing gravity flow, i.e., taking advantage of topographic features of the water treatment plant (high altitude) to the customers (low altitude).
Vailima water treatment plant
Tapatapao Water treatment Ptant
Alaoa Pumping Station
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