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LLWSSU

LLWSSU

MANDATE

  • The Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme Unit (LLWSSU) was established by Cabinet Memorandum in 2002 with the mandate to oversee the implementation of the Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme in accordance with the provisions of the Lesotho Water and Sanitation Policy of 2007 – Statement 2.

The mandate of the Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme is to:

  • Establishment of the need for water demand for different purposes (Domestic, Agricultural, Institutional, tourism, etc);
  • Identification and development of potential sources for water;
  • Design of large and small infrastructures serving initially the lowlands (reservoirs, dams, weirs, conveyance systems) and its implementation; and
  • Source funding for projects from GoL and International Agencies and Governments;

OBJECTIVE

To support a sustained socio-economic development and help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for water supply contributing to health improvement and poverty reduction.

To bring a far reaching solution to the limitations in the supply of potable water in the Lowlands attending the demands of:

  • the people and
  • the industry,Tourism, Agriculture, hydropower etc

OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND OF LLWSS

  • LLWSS devised to supply water to that area of Lesotho with 75% of population and most industry agricultural activity
  • 2004 – the feasibility study of the Lesotho Lowlands Bulk Water Supply Scheme was done and divided the scheme into 8 water demand zone areas.
  • 2008 – Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme detailed designs & procurement documents were completed with the design horizon of 2020 and 2035
  • 2016 – Construction of the Metolong Dam to serve Zone 4 &5 was completed
  • Downstream conveyance system to serve Maseru, Berea (Zone 4 ) and partial (Zone 5 in Mafeteng)
  • Outstanding works are zones 1-3 and 6-8, some in part of 5

THE LOWLANDS WATER SUPPLY SCHEME ZONE AREAS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FEASIBILITY STUDY- 2004

 

LESOTHO LOWLANDS WATER SUPPLY SCHEME POPULATIONS AS PER THE 2008 DETAILED DESIGNS

 

 

LAY-OUT OF THE BULK WATER SUPPLY SCHEME

The general lay-out of this scheme consists of five standardised components:

1.River intakes to abstract raw water from the rivers identified;

2.Water treatment plants;

3.Pipelines;

4.Pumping stations;

5.Bulk reservoirs;

ALL IN ALL THE SCHEME CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 765 KM OF PIPELINE AND MORE THAN 81 LARGE RESERVOIRS AND 57 SMALL RESERVOIRS.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Successful undertaking of LLWSS Feasibility Study 2004 – EU Funding
  • Successful completion of Detail Designs 2008 – EU Funding
  • Implementation of Zone 4 and Part of Zone 5 (Metolong Dam Water Supply Project) 2016 – KBOSE (Kuwait, BADEA, Funding)
  • Securing TA to assist LLWSSU in the implementation of LLWSS – funding from EU
  • On-going review and update of designs – funding from World Bank

 

LESOTHO LOWLANDS WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AS PROPOSED BY THE ON – GOING REVIEW AND UPDATE STUDY – 2016

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