In the Pipeline Water for the Poor
Investing in Small Piped Water Network

The Small Piped Water Network (SPWN) Tool Kit was conceived and developed as a result of the lessons and experiences of the Asian Development Bank regional technical assistance (RETA) 6265: Implementing Pilot Projects for Small Piped Water Networks, as well as the experiences of professionals and development agencies implementing similar projects.

The tool kit is intended to be used as a guide for governments, development agencies, water utilities, and civil society in designing or implementing projects using the SPWN concept for urban poor or rural communities without access to piped water systems.

How to Use the Tool Kit The tool kit contains five modules:

• Project Study. This module contains the preliminary agreements needed to be obtained from the different stakeholders during the initial stage of the project and the conduct of a project study.
• Business Models and Instruments. This module provides templates of implementation (business) models and contract documents that can be used by a main utility, small-scale water provider, or community-based organization in setting up the SPWN.
• Financing. This module assists proponents in where and how to secure financing.
• Sustainability and Acceptability Measures. This module provides measures to ensure the acceptability and sustainability of the SPWN.
• Regulatory Measures. This module gives the proponent the requirements for creating legal and contractual conditions (formalizing licenses, exit and take-out procedures) in order for the SPWNs to be integrated into the water supply chain to the extent possible.

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ADB's vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries substantially reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region's many successes, it remains home to two thirds of the world's poor.

Six hundred million people in the region live on $1 a day or less. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration.

Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. In 2007, it approved $10.1 billion of loans, $673 million of grant projects, and technical assistance amounting to $243 million.

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