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INTEGRATED WATER 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II 

QUARTERLY REPORT 

YEAR 3, 3 RD QUARTER 

(JULY – SEPTEMBER 2011) 

REPORT NO. 25 

October 2011 

This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID). It was prepared by International Resources Group (IRG). 

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INTEGRATED WATER 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II 

QUARTERLY REPORT 

YEAR 3, 3 RD QUARTER 

(JULY– SEPTEMBER 2011) 

REPORT NO. 25 

Contract No. EPP-I-00-04-00024-00 Task Order No. 06 

October 2011 

DISCLAIMER 

The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United 

States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

i 

ACRONYMS 

ii 

1. SUMMARY 1 

2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE REPORT PERIOD 6 

3. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER 14 

4. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 18 

5. STAFF LEVEL OF EFFORT 21 

6. STATUS OF FINANCES AND EXPENDITURES 22 

7. LIST OF REPORTS 24 

Quarterly Report Year 3: 3 rd Quarter (July - September 2011) 

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ACRONYMS 

AUC American University Cairo 

APRP Agricultural Policy Reform Program 

ARC Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Agriculture Research Center 

BCWUA Branch Canal Water User Association 

CTO Cognizant Technical Officer 

DWAT District Water Advisory Team 

EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment 

EPADP Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects 

EPIQ Environmental Policy and Institutional Governance (Indefinite Quantity Contract) 

GDA Global Development Alliance 

GIS Geographic Information System 

GOE Government of Egypt 

GPS Global Positioning System 

GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (the German International Development 

Agency) 

HCWW The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater 

IAS Irrigation Advisory Service 

IIIMP Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project 

IIP Irrigation Improvement Project 

IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract 

IRG International Resource Group 

IRU Institutional Reform Unit of MWRI 

IWMD Integrated Water Management District 

IWMU Integrated Water Management Unit 

IWRM I USAID/Egypt funded LIFE Integrated Water Resource Management Project (2004- 

2008) 

IWRM II USAID/Egypt funded Integrated Water Resources Management II (2009-2012) 

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency 

LIFE Livelihoods and Income from the Environment 

LOE Level of Effort 

LOP Life of Project 

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation 

MALR Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 

MISD Matching Irrigation Supply and Demand Program 

MOH Ministry of Housing 

MSEA Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs 

MWRI Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation 

O&M Operation And Maintenance 

OJT On-the-job training 

PMP Performance Monitoring Plan 

PPP Private–public partnership 

PSD Office of Productive Sector Development 

RFTOP Request for Task Order Proposal 

RWMO Regional Water Management Organization 

SWERI Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute 

TA Technical Assistance 

TNA Training Needs Assessment 

US United States 

USAID United States Agency for International Development 

WADA Water & Development Alliance 

WCU Water Communication Unit 

WQU Water Quality Unit 

WUA Water User Associations 

ii Quarterly Report Year 3: 3 rd Quarter (July - September 2011)

1. SUMMARY 

Under the USAID/Egypt Integrated Water Resources Management II Project (IWRM II), Contract 

No.: EPP-I-00-04-00024-00, Task Order No. 06, International Resource Group (IRG) is responsible 

for assisting the Government of Egypt (GOE) to promote integrated water resources management. 

The period of performance of the project is from January 25, 2009 to September 30, 2012. 

The purpose of this report is to present the status and performance of IWRM II for the 3 rd quarter 

of Year 3, covering the period from July to September 2011. It has the following content: summary 

of project activities, accomplishments for this quarter, planned activities for the following quarter, 

problems and issues, staff level of effort, status of finance and expenditures, and list of reports. 

A summary of the activities for the quarter follows: 

H.E. Dr. Hussein El-Atfy, MWRI Minister, resigned. Dr. Hesham Kandil, MWRI Head of the Nile 

Sector, was appointed as the new Minister on 18 July. 

A ministerial decree was issued on 9 August to include Dr. Khaled Toubar on the IWRM II Steering 

Committee. Another decree was issued on 16 August to assign Dr. Toubar as the Project 

Coordinator in addition to his position as General Director for Design and Barrage Safety under the 

Reservoir and Grand Barrage Sector. 

Dr. Tom Sheng completed his STTA assignment (21 July to 5 August). 

Dr. Mark Svendsen completed his STTA assignment (13-29 July). 

A monthly project coordination meeting was held on 5 July with Eng. Wafaa (USAID COTR), Dr. 

Mohamed Motaleb (Project Coordinator) and Andrew Tczap (IRG COP) and Eng. Mohamed El 

Fetyani in attendance. Main topics discussed included: potential FARA for canal maintenance, 

disposition of MALR staff on LWOP, possible use of the MWRI training center, upcoming study 

tours, and the July training schedule. 

USAID and IRG met on 5 July to discuss the results of the coordination meeting. Eng. Wafaa 

(USAID), Eng. Tczap (IRG), Eng. Nabil Fawzi (IRG), and Dr. Wadie (IRG) attended this meeting. 

MWRI and IRG met on 28 July to be briefed on Dr. Svendsen’s activities during his mission, 

including his conclusions and future plans. Also discussed were Dr. Sheng’s preliminary conclusions 

based on review of the project’s MIS activities and his visits to Mansoura RO and to the West 

Belbeis and Eltollombat IWMDs (as well as to Abo Kebeer, an IWMD supported in IWRM I). Dr. 

Sheng’s planned activities during the remainder of his assignment were discussed as well. Dr. 

Motaleb, Eng. Tczap, Eng. El Fetyani, Eng. Nabil, Dr. Wadie, and Dr. Moamen, attended the 

meeting, together with Drs. Svendsen and Sheng. 

Staff coordination meetings were held on 31 July, 9 and 18 August. The RO staff attended the 31 

July and 18 August meetings. 

Dr. Moamen El Sharkawy and Eng. Amira Abdel Hady, local Institutional/ Organizational 

Development Specialists on LWOP from MWRI, completed their assignments in support of Task 

1.1, Formation and Development of BCWUAs and related cross-cutting components on 14 July. 

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They started new assignment also on LWOP from MWRI, beginning 14 August in support of Task 

1.1 and related cross-cutting components. 

Eng. Ayman Shedid, Water Management Specialist, and Eng. Soha Mostafa, Water Information 

Specialist, both on LWOP from MWRI, completed their assignments in support of the Zagazig 

Regional Office on 14 July. Eng. Shedid started a new assignment for the same purpose, again on 

LWOP from MWRI, status on 14 August. The duration of this assignment is 3 months. 

Eng. Elbayoumi Ali Ez Eldeen, Water Management Specialist, and Eng. Akmal Badie Henein, Water 

Information Specialist, both on LWOP from MWRI completed their assignments in support of the 

Mansura Regional Office on 14 July. Eng. Henein started a new 3 month assignment on 14 August 

for the same purpose, again on LWOP from MWRI 

MWRI/CDIAS and IRG personnel met on 3 and 7 July to continue investigating the potential for 

cooperation between the LIFE IWRM II project and MWRI Central Directorate of Irrigation 

Advisory Service (CDIAS). Eng. Tczap (IRG), Eng. Nabil (IRG), Eng. Mohamed Elfetyani (Planning 

Sector), Dr. Moamen (IRG) and Eng. Atef Elkashef (CDIAS) attended these meetings. 

MWRI(CDIAS) commenced visiting a sample of IWRM districts to conduct a training needs 

assessment (TNA). Project staff from the regional offices attended most of these sessions. The 

CDIAS visits were completed on 4 August. 

MWRI(CDIAS) and IRG met on 10 and 17 August to discuss the findings of their trips concerning 

the TNA for the IWRM II WA Teams and the potential for cooperation between the LIFE IWRM II 

project and MWRI’s Central Directorate of Irrigation Advisory Service (CDIAS). Eng. Tczap (IRG), 

Eng. Nabil (IRG), Eng. Mohamed Elfetyani (Planning Sector), Dr. Moamen (IRG), Eng. Nagwa 

(who replaced Eng. Atef Elkashef), Eng. Ahmed and Eng. Ezzat (CDIAS) attended both meetings. 

Eng. Wafaa (USAID) attended the August 17 th meeting. 

MWRI and IRG staff met on 4 August to discuss the status of the IWMD digital maps (11 layers) 

and the possibility of developing a course to demonstrate how GIS technology can integrate 

information from different sources and perform geospatial analysis to support water management 

decision making at the district and directorate levels. Engs. Tczap, Nabil, Hesham (Irrigation 

Department), Tarek (Planning Sector), and Dr. Sheng attended the meeting. 

Mr. Tczap and Eng. Nabil made an inspection visit to Shoubra IWMD on 15 August. 

MWRI and IRG staff met on 21 August to discuss project status. Dr. Khaled Toubar (MWRI 

Coordinator), Mr. Tczap, and Eng. Nabil attended this meeting. 

The IWRM II COP, Mr. Tczap, departed on leave on 22 August and returned to the office on 4 

September. 

An IRG staff coordination meeting was held on 4 September to begin preparing for the Year 4 work 

plan workshop. 

A meeting was held on 6 September to brief Dr. Khaled Tobar (the new IWRM II Project 

Coordinator), on the project’s various activities. Eng. Tczap, Eng. Nabil, Dr. Wadie and Dr. Moamen 

attended the meeting. 

A USAID/MWRI/IRG coordination meeting was held on 11 September. Eng. Wafaa Faltaous, 

USAID (COTR), Dr. Khaled Toubar (Project Coordinator), Mr. Andrew Tczap (COP), Eng. Nabila 

Bahaa (ID), Eng. Tarek Awwad (IS), Eng. Nabil and Dr. Wadie attended the meeting. 

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MWRI (Groundwater Sector) and IRG staff met on 15 September to discuss conducting a 

groundwater (GW) database training course (Directorate Vision). Dr. Madeha (Head of GW), Eng. 

Ahmed Abd Elmaksoud (GW), Dr. Hanan (GW), Eng. Tczap and Eng. Nabil attended the meeting. 

An MWRI (Planning Sector) project coordination meeting was held on 18 September. Dr. Mohamed 

Motaleb (Head of Planning Sector), Dr. Khaled Toubar (Project Coordinator), Mr. Tczap, Eng. 

Nabil, Dr. Wadie and Eng. Elfetyani (PS) attended the meeting. 

A coordination meeting for USAID and IRG staff was held on 22 September. Eng. Wafaa Faltaous, 

USAID (COTR), Mr. Andrew Tczap (COP) and Eng. Nabil attended the meeting. 

The project initiated negotiations with El Zanaty & Associates on 18 September to conduct a 

farmers’ survey in the project area. Negotiations were completed and a fixed price purchase order 

was issued on 29 September. 

Eng. Wafaa Faltaous, USAID (COTR), and Mr. Foaad Ellathy (USAID planning section) visited 

Elmataria IWMD on 29 September. They attended a meeting with the district staff and with the 

BCWUAs in the Elmataria BCWUA No. (1) office. They also visited a bridge located at Km 1.50 on 

branch canal No. 1 and a feeder to that canal from the Elganabia Elkhamsa canal, constructed by 

the BCWUA with IWMD supervision. Eng. Zenab Elraies, the head of the Central Directorate for 

Water Resources & Irrigation, Eng. Saad Elsaied Elsalam, General Director, Eng. Nabil, Eng. 

Elsaied Nagy and Eng. Akmal joined the trip. 

MWRI agreed to give both Eng. Tamer Gomaa and Eng. Mohamed Bakry LWOP to work on the 

IWRM II project. A request was sent to USAID to hire them. 

Under Task 1.1: Formation and Development of BCWUAs, 622 BCWUAs have been established 

covering all of the branch canals in the 45 districts in the East Nile Delta. The BCWUA activation 

process is ongoing in all of the associations. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and internal 

regulations (IR) have been signed by the BCWUA chairpersons and board members. IWMD and 

BCWUA participatory maintenance needs assessments have been completed for all of the BCWUAs 

and maintenance priorities have been established for each of them. BCWUA Chairpersons’ IDs have 

been completed for 613 of the 622 associations, and action plans have been completed for 618 of 

them. BCWUAs women board members were trained by IWMD water advisory women staff on 

their roles and responsibilities, with a focus on water quality related awareness activities. Participatory 

water management Phase I training to introduce and initiate participatory water management 

activities at the district level was conducted during the quarter. 

For Task 1.2: Sustainable Local Financing for Canal and Drain Maintenance, In response to a 

recommendation of the USAID mid-term evaluation and concurrence of MWRI, the project has 

ceased further activity under this Task. 

Under Task 1.3: Improvements in Water Productivity and Efficiency, the activities in the two 

pilot demo sites – a BCWUA in Abu Kebeer IWMD (West Sharkia Directorate); and another in W. 

Belbeis IWMD (Qualubia Directorate) -- for introducing high-value, low-water consuming crops 

continued during the summer season. Training of WAT and agricultural extension (MALR) staff in 

capacity building for high value crops (HVC) and water conservation practices and technologies 

(WCT) continued. Outreach to disseminate information to BCWUAs on HVCs and WCTs started. 

Mini libraries on good agricultural practices for HVCs were distributed to the BCWUAs. A 

newsletter on HVCs and marketing materials were developed and distributed. Possible future 

cooperation between IWRM II and MUCIA was discussed. 


For Task 1.4: Wastewater Reuse, In response to a recommendation of the USAID mid-term 

evaluation and concurrence of MWRI, the project has ceased further activity under this Task. 

Under Task 2.1: Regional Water Management Organizations, In response to a recommendation 

of the USAID mid-term evaluation and concurrence of MWRI, the project has ceased further activity 

under this Task. 

Under Task 2.2: Formation and Development of Integrated Water Management Districts, 

monthly coordination meetings were held with the eight Integrated Water Management Directorates 

and 45 IWM Districts. Preparation of IWMD business plan data sheets and integrated maintenance 

plans for 2011/2012 were completed by each district. ADSL lines for internet access have been 

installed in all eight directorate offices and 26 of the 45 IWMDs. Obtaining ADSL service in the 

directorates and districts requires payment of outstanding telephone invoices and many of the 19 

districts without service to date do not have budget to do so. Directorate IT teams continued to 

make visits to the districts as part of the computer maintenance follow-up program. IRG regional 

office staff also visited each of the 45 IWMDs to evaluate their performance and provide technical 

support and advice. IRG staff stopped making quarterly follow-up visits to the four IWRM I 

supported directorates as directed by MWRI. 

Under Task 2.3: Establishment of Information Management Systems for Sustainable Water 

Resource Management, the Matching Irrigation Supply and Demand (MISD) activity of collecting 

bi-weekly crop data for each branch canal is being carried out by MALR and transferred to the 

relevant IWMD office. The accuracy of the data is questionable in many cases. Water flow 

measurements continued at 105 inflow/outflow sites; 95 of which have been calibrated and are under 

review. Water quality monitoring is ongoing at 300 sites, and data are being entered into a water 

quality (WL) database. Water level data are being entered in the WL database in 42 of the 45 

IWMDs; and complaints are being entered in the complaints database in all of the 45 IWMDs. 

Review and consolidation of the canal and drain network digital maps is ongoing but is behind 

schedule. Thirty-one IWMDs have completed their maps consisting of 11 layers. Installation of 19 

additional data loggers procured in 2009 and 2010 was completed. Procurement of eight more was 

completed, all of which have been delivered and inspected. Surveys for installation of the 8 new data 

loggers were conducted and one of them has been installed. A total of 27 data loggers have now been 

procured for MWRI by the project, 20 of which have been installed. 

Under Task 2.4: Capacity Building of MWRI Personnel, seven persons are enrolled in the 

American University in Cairo Master of Science (MS) degree program and 12 persons are working 

towards the M.S. degree at other local universities. Two persons have already completed MS degree 

programs, both at local universities. 

USAID has agree to fund three Study Tours and has requested candidates for the tours. No 

candidates were provided at the close of the quarter. 

Under Monitoring and Evaluation, crop water requirement data from the MISD database for 

winter 2009/10 and summer 2010 for all IWMDs were compiled. Calibration equations for 95 

inflow/outflow locations to quantify water supply for the IWMDs have been developed. 

Organizational indicators to measure the growing capacity and performance of the IWMDs and 

BCWUAs, i.e. the organizations that are the key actors in the desired change process, have been 

developed. The second round of the field survey of farmers in the project area and the Delta Phase I 

directorates has been initiated. 

For Strategic Communication a 14-minute video on high-value, low-water consuming crops was 

finalized. An informational publication (English/Arabic) for farmers to support Task 1.3 work on 


introducing improved irrigation systems was initiated. The IWRM II website (http://iwrm2eg.org) 

was updated. 

Procurement during the reporting period was limited to a fixed price purchase order for performing 

a farmers survey and focus group discussions (El Zanaty & Associates) and supporting IWMDs with 

supplies and repair of project provided equipment. 

Training courses implemented during this quarter included: Participatory Water Management Phase 

I Workshops (7 events), Building Staff Capacity for HVCs (2 events), and Dissemination of 

Information on HVCs (4 events). During the reporting period 562 trainees, 21 percent of whom 

were women, participated in project training activities. 


2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 

THE REPORTING PERIOD 

GENERAL 

• H.E. MWRI Dr. Hussein El-Atfy resigned. Dr. Hesham Kandil, MWRI Head of The Nile 

Sector, was appointed as the new Minister of MWRI on 18 July. 

• A ministerial decree was issued on 9 August adding Dr. Khaled Toubar to the IWRM II 

Steering Committee. 

• A ministerial decree was issued on 16 August naming Dr. Toubar as the Project Coordinator 

in addition to his position as General Director for Design and Barrage Safety under the 

Reservoir and Grand Barrage Sector. 

TASK 1.1: FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRANCH 

CANAL WATER USERS’ ASSOCIATIONS 

Eng. Nabil Fawzi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist) is the IRG coordinator 

for this task. Dr. Moamen El Sharkawy and Eng. Amira Abdel Hady, both Local 

Institutional/Organizational Development Specialists, are providing support on a short-term, 

consultant basis. Activities carried out during the reporting period include: 

• The BCWUAs activation process is ongoing. 

• BCWUA Chairpersons IDs have been completed for 613 of the 622 chairpersons and is 

ongoing. The remaining 9 IDs are lacking signatures by the Undersecretary. 

• IWMD and BCWUA participatory maintenance needs assessments and maintenance 

priorities have been updated for 2011/2012 by all of the 622 BCWUAs. 

• Action plans have been completed for all of the BCWUAs that require them. 

• BCWUA women board members attended meetings with IWMD water advisory women 

staff and received training in their roles and responsibilities and water quality related 

awareness activities. Within the 45 IWMDs and 622 BCWUAs, 199 meetings were held with 

BCWUA women board members. These were attended by 309 of 449 women board 

members. An additional 222 women attended those meetings from the BCWUAs residential 

areas. Most importantly, many BCWUAs conducted new elections for their Boards of 

Directors resulting in 78 women being elected to boards in 42 BCWUAs that did not have 

women board members previously. 

• Participatory Water Management Phase I training workshops were completed (seven events). 

• MWRI (CDIAS) conducted a training needs assessment (TNA) for the IWRM II Water 

Advisory Teams in the East Delta region. 

• Water Advisory Team coordination meetings were held (4 events). 

The status of the BCWUAs as of the end of the reporting period is provided below. 


Status of BCWUAs Yr 3, Qtr 3 

Directorate IWMDs 

MWRI 

Area (d) BCs 

BCWUA 

Users 

BCWU 

As 

Formed 

Board 

Members 

& Decrees MOU 

Internal 

Reg. 

Needs 

Assessment 

Maint. 

Priorities 

ID 

Cards 

Action 

Plan 

Damietta 2 59,243 61 24,567 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 

Elsalam 4 221,130, 97 17,598 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 

E. Dakahlia 8 355,124 329 137,328 141 141 141 141 141 141 138 139 

S. Dakahlia 5 198,795 127 299,302 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 

Ismailia 6 302,500 61 20,864 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 49 

Salhia 7 457,558 99 201,951 82 82 82 82 82 82 76 82 

E. Sharkia 5 211,233 187 72,542 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 

Qualubia 8 357,748 259 530,200 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 

Total 45 2,163,331 1220 1,304,352 622 622 622 622 622 622 613 620 

Elected 

The following table presents the status of the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) indicators. 

Task 1.1 PMP Indicators and Targets 

Task Indicator Units Baseline 

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 

Target Actual Target Actual 

Yr 3 

Target 

Actual 

Qtr 3 

1.1 Formation and Development of Branch Canal Water Users’ Associations (BCWUAs) 

1.1.a 

1.1.b 

1.1.c 

1.1.d 

1.1.e 

Number of IWMDs with staffed Water 

Advisory Teams 

Number of GDs with staffed Water 

Advisory Teams 

Percent of planned BCWUAs 

established by ministerial decree 

Percent of BCWUAs with maintenance 

priorities and action plans 

Percent of BCWUAs monitoring and 

reporting on branch canal water 

supply 

Number 0 45 45 45 45 45 45 

Number 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 

Percent 0 50 0 100 100 100 100 

Percent 0 0 0 50 0 100 100 

Percent 0 0 0 50 0 100 0 

New indicators were suggested by USAID to qualitatively measure performance of BCWUAs. It was 

agreed by USAID and IRG to monitor this through the use of farmer surveys and focus group 

discussions after which IRG issued an addendum to the PMP. For BCWUAs, the indicators to be 

evaluated are: 1) Governance processes; 2) Accountability and participation; and 3) Operational 

performance. These will be reported on starting with the next quarterly progress report. 

TASK 1.2: SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FINANCING FOR CANAL AND 

DRAIN MAINTENANCE 

In compliance with a USAID mid-term evaluation recommendation and MWRI concurrence, the 

project has ceased further activity under this Task. 

TASK 1.3: IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND 

EFFICIENCY 

Dr. Wadie Fahim Mankarious (LTTA Senior Organization/Institutional Development Specialist) is 

the IRG coordinator for this task. He is supported by several local consultants including: Dr. Ahmed 

Behery, On Farm Irrigation Specialist; Dr. Walid Sallam, Agricultural Economist; and Dr. Abd El 

Wahab, Crops Agricultural Specialist. Activities carried out during the report period include: 

• Continued monitoring of the activities in the two pilot areas. 


• Continued distribution of MALR publications on High Value Crops (HVCs) and water 

conservation practices (WCT). The regional offices distributed the publications to the 

BCWUAs that attended the dissemination of information and orientation workshops. 

• Receipt and review of detailed summer cropping pattern information submitted by Abu 

Kebeer and West Belbeis IWMDs for the districts as a whole, and for the pilot branch canals. 

• Distribution of a newsletter on HVCs to the two Regional Offices for further distribution to 

the directorates and the districts. 

• Received an unsolicited request for a seminar on HVCs from El Maksar BCWUA. The 

seminar is scheduled to be conducted in October. 

• Continued training workshops for MWRI and MALR staffs in capacity building for high 

value crops (HVC) and water conservation practices and technologies.. Staff of MWRI and 

MALR in Damietta Directorate IWMDs (2 districts) and El Salam Directorate (4 districts) 

received training. The total number of trainees was 47 from the six IWMDs. Training was 

conducted also for the staff of the eight IWMDs of East Dakahlia, with, 47 trainees from all 

eight districts attending. Eng. Ibrahim El Gamasy, Undersecretary (US) Dakahlia, attended 

and discussed his experience and benefits of using the improved (drip) irrigation system He 

stated that productivity increased by 40 percent and saving on fertilizer use was more than 35 

percent. 

• At the workshops for BCWUAs, dissemination of information on HVCs and WCTs 

continued. During this quarter, 102 BCWUAs from eight IWMDs of Damietta, El Salam 

and East Dakahlia received this training. The table below shows the districts, the number of 

BCWUAs, number of farmers and MWRI/MALR staff who received this training. 

• Conduct of a one day training event for BCWUAs, MWRI/WATs and MALR/Ag 

Extension staffs of Port Saied and Materia IWMDs, El Salam Directorate on 28 September. 

Eng. Zienab El Raies, US Damietta and Eng. Saad Mousa, GD El Salam Directorate 

attended and answered farmers’ questions. Ms. Naglaa M. Hassan, Director of Technical 

Support of the MUCIA Project attended as an observer. Eng. Wafaa, COTR and Eng. Fouad 

Elleithy, Program Office, USAID, also attended. 

• Attended a USAID hosted meeting involving IWRM II/IRG and MUCIA to discuss the 

possibility of collaboration and reduction of duplication. Eng. Wafaa and Dr. Abu El Wafa 

from USAID, Mr. Andy Tczap and Dr. Wadie from IRG and Dr. Mohamed Samy, COP 

MUCIA, participated. 

Number of BCWUAs and Farmers attending the HVCs/WCTs Training this Quarter 

No. of 

Directorate District 

Total No. of No. of farmers 

MWRI/MALR staff 

BCWUAs in BCWUAs persons 

attending this Qtr. 

the District attending attending 

this Qtr. 

MWRI MALR 

Damietta Damietta 13 11 14 3 3 

Faraskour 14 11 19 4 3 

ElSalam Port Saied 15 15 30 6 1 

El Matariea 11 11 22 3 2 

San El Hagar 20 20 28 3 3 


W. El Kantara 10 10 14 5 3 

E. Dakahlia E. Manzala 23 13 19 3 3 

N. Mansoura 12 11 21 3 3 

Total in this Quarter 118 102 167 30 21 

Total to date 383 278 485 

1.3 

1.3.a 

TASK 1.4: WASTEWATER REUSE 

PMP Indicators and Targets 

Year 1 

Task Indicator Units Baseline 

In compliance with a USAID mid-term evaluation recommendation and concurrence of MWRI, 

the project has ceased further activity under this task. 

TASK 2.1: REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT 

ORGANIZATIONS (RWMO) 

Year 2 

Target Actual Target Actual 

Yr 3 

Target 

Year 3 

In compliance with a USAID mid-term evaluation recommendation and concurrence of MWRI, 

the project has ceased further activity under this task. 

TASK 2.2: FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS 

Actual 

Qtr 3 

Improvements in Water Productivity and Efficiency 

Number of farmers receiving 

training on High-Value Crops and Number 0 100 0 300 502 500 987 

water saving technology 

Eng. Nabil Fawzi and Eng. Maher Khodary, both LTTA Senior Water Resource Management 

Specialists, are the IRG coordinators for this Task. Eng. Ayman Shedid is providing technical 

support to the Zagazig Regional Office. Eng. Akmal Badie is doing the same for the Mansoura 

Regional Office. These two engineers are on LWOP from MWRI and two additional engineers 

MWRI engineers were identified by MWRI to be added to IRGs field staff to fully staff the two field 

offices. The two new engineers will start work with the project in October. 

Activities carried out during the report period include: 

• MWRI continued installing ADSL lines for internet access in IWMDs. A list of the 19 

IWMDs lacking ADSL service was sent to the Project Coordinator for information and 

action. The continuation of this service requires payment of overdue telephone invoices and 

some of the districts do not have budget for this. 

• Directorate IT teams continued to make regular visits to their respective IWMDs to provide 

computer maintenance support. 

• Directorate Under Secretary monthly meetings were held (15 events) attended by MWRI and 

MALR staffs. Dr. Khaled Toubar (MWRI Project Coordinator) and Eng. Nabil Fawzi 

attended the East Sharkia, Salhia and Ismailia monthly meetings on 26 and 27 September. 


• IRG Regional Office (RO) staff made quarterly visits to 9 of the 45 IWMDs. This was less 

than programmed due to the lack of staff in the ROs. 



Task Indicator Units 

Base 

line Target Actual Target Actual 

Yr 3 

Target 

Actual 

Qtr 3 

2.2 Formation and Development of Integrated Water Management Districts (IWMDs) 

2.2.a Number of IWMDs established with 

fully staffed senior positions 

Number 0 45 45 45 45 45 45 

2.1.b Number of IWMDs with completed 

integrated maintenance plans 

Number 0 0 0 45 45 45 45 

2.2.c Number of IWMDs with a training 

room established and equipped 

Number 0 20 0 45 45 45 45 

2.2.d Number of general directorates with a 

computer training center established Number 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 

and equipped 

2.2.e Number of IWRM I IWMDs 

participating in coordination meetings 

Number 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 

New indicators were suggested by USAID to qualitatively measure performance of IWMDs. It was 

agreed by USAID and IRG to monitor this through the use of farmer surveys and focus group 

discussions after which IRG issued an addendum to the PMP. For IWMDs, the indicators are: 1) 

General management; 2) Communications; 3) Water Distribution; and 4) System maintenance. 

These will be reported on starting with the next quarterly progress report. 

TASK 2.3: ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER 

Eng. Nabil Fawzi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist) is the IRG coordinator 

for this Task. Dr. Tom S. Sheng (CADI), Water Resources Information Specialist, is providing 

expatriate STTA support. Eng. Ayman Shedid is providing technical support in the Zagazig Regional 

Office, while Eng. Akmal Badie does the same in the Mansoura RO. These two engineers are on 

LWOP from MWRI. Activities carried out during the reporting period include: 

• Maintenance support for the data loggers installed at 11 telemetry sites. Installation of eight 

additional data loggers procured in 2010 was finished, and eight more were purchased. All 

were inspected, and inspection surveys for their installation were conducted. One has now 

been installed. A total of 27 data loggers have now been procured for MWRI. 

• Under the MISD activity, bi-weekly crop data for each branch canal were (and continue to 

be) collected by MALR and transferred to MWRI at all 45 IWMDs. Rice areas and BCs net 

areas are uncertain. 

• Water flow measurements continued at all 105 inflow/outflow sites; 95 of them have been 

calibrated, and the calibrations are being reviewed. 

• Water quality monitoring is ongoing at 300 sites. All IWMDs are collecting data. 

• Water levels are being entered in the water level database in all 45 IWMDs. The eight 

directorates are consolidating data. Only 21 of 45 IWMDs calculated water volume from the 

water level data base for summer 2009 and summer and winter 2010. Calibration equations 

are being entered into 42 IWMD sites and calculation of the IWMDs’ water volume is 

ongoing for 2011. Calibrating the I/O sites for the other 3 IWMDs is ongoing. 

• Complaints are being entered in the complaints databases in all 45 IWMDs. The directorates 

are consolidating the data. 

• Eng. Osama Mahmoud and Eng Mohamed Hassan from MWRI’s Information Center (MIC), 

visited the directorates and IWMDs to follow up on resolving software problems with the 


WL and Complaints databases, and to provide refresher training on the data bases during the 

8 – 22 August period. 

• Continued supporting the IWMDs to review and consolidate the canal and drain network 

digital maps. This is on-going. To date, 35 IWMDs have completed their maps consisting of 

11 layers. These are under review. The remaining 10 IWMDs are all working on their maps 

but progress is slow. 

• Project staff attended monthly Water Distribution Team coordination meetings (5 events). 

Dr. Khaled Toubar (project coordinator) and Eng. Nabil Fawzi attended the September 

meetings. 



Task Indicator Units 

Base 

line Target Actual Target Actual 

Yr 3 

Target 

Actual 

Qtr 3 

2.3 Establishment of information Management Systems for Sustainable Water Resources Management 

2.3.a Number of IWMDs with 

calibrations for all 

authorized inflow and 

Number 0 0 0 45 0 45 42 

outflow structures 

2.3.b Number of IWMDs with 

MISD installed and 

Number 0 0 0 45 0 45 

42 

operational 

2.3.c Number of IWMDs with 

completed and approved 

water resource 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 

management plan 

2.3.d Number of IWMDs with 

water resource information 

systems installed and 

Number 0 0 0 45 0 45 45 1 

operational 

2.3.e Number of branch canals 

with flows monitored by 

IWMD 

Number 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 

1. All systems the project is responsible for have been installed. The ADSL service that 

MWRI is responsible for is lacking at 19 of the 45 districts. 

TASK 2.4: CAPACITY BUILDING 

OF MWRI PERSONNEL 

Dahlia Hamdy (LTTA, Training Specialist) is coordinator for this task. The major activity carried out 

during the report period was continuing providing financial and logistical support to all M.S. degree 

program participants. 

• In the American University of Cairo M.S. degree program, seven persons are currently 

enrolled and being supported by the project: two in environmental engineering, four in the 

Master of Engineering program; and one in intensive English. 

• In other local universities, 2 out of 14 persons have completed their master degree program, 

the project continued supporting the remaining 12 persons. 



MONITORING AND EVALUATION 


Yr 3 

Target 

Task Indicator Units Baseline Target Actual Target Actual 

2.4 Capacity Building of MWRI Personnel 

2.4.a Candidates selected Number 0 20 20 50 36 350 36 

2.4.b Candidates accepted by 

American University Cairo and Number 0 20 15 50 20 50 20 

local universities 

2.4.c Candidates graduated with M.S. 

degrees 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 

Actual 

Qtr 3 

Dr. Wadie Fahim Mankarious (LTTA, Senior Organization/Institutional Development Specialist) is 

the coordinator for this Task. STTA is provided by Dr. Mark Svendsen, an expatriate. Activities 

carried out during the report period include: 

• Drs.Svendsen and Wadie and Andrew Tczap met twice with the USAID COTR and Ms. 

Amani Selim, USAID Senior M&E Specialist, to discuss the PMP indicators based on the 

comments of the mid- term evaluation team. 

• Dr. Abd El Motaleb, MWRI Coordinator, attended a debriefing by Dr. Svendsen. He 

supported the M&E activities, and requested that IWRM II draft a letter to be addressed to 

all IWMDs asking for support in obtaining requested data. Dr. Motaleb encouraged the 

project to continue introducing the concept of managing water resources based on volume 

instead of water level. 

• The M&E team discussed possible collaboration between IWRM II and CDIAS on M&E 

activities related to BCWUAs with Eng. Nagwa El Khashab, Chairperson of CDIAS. 

• IWRM II started to collect information on crop area, productivity and farm gate prices in 

each district from the MALR Information Center for the summer 2009 and winter 

2009/2010 seasons.Work on utilization of the checklist for evaluating IWMD performance 

continued. 

• An addendum to the project PMP setting out a set of indicators to measure the growing 

capacity and performance of BCWUAs and IWMDs was prepared by Dr. Svendsen and 

submitted to USAID. These two new indicators are discussed under Tasks 1.1 and 2.2 above. 

• A purchase order with EL Zanaty Associates was signed for conducting a field survey of 

farmers and for focus group meetings with BCWUA boards. These will cover the IWRM II 

area and the two IWRM I-supported directorates in Lower Egypt. 

EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND 

PARTICIPATION 

Cheryl Groff, Senior Communication Specialist, was coordinator for this task and was 

demobilized on 30 June 2011. The project works in collaboration with the Water 

Communication Unit (WCU) of the MWRI, local STTA consultants and private vendors. Mr. 

Abdel Bary Bakr, local Senior Communications Consultant, is providing support on a time basis 

since the demands are reducing as the project winds down. Activities carried out during the 

report period include: 

• “Alternative Crops an Alternative Solution,” a 14 minute video highlighting farmers’ success 

in cultivating high value, low water consuming crops is being screened during Task 1.3 

workshops. Duplication and distribution of the video will take place in October. 


• A publication on improved irrigation technologies is under preparation for distribution 

to farmers. 

TRAINING 

Dahlia Hamdy, LTTA Training Specialist, is IRG coordinator for this component. 

Training activities were suspended during July and August at the request of MWRI due to the heavy 

workload of staff during the summer irrigation season. Training commenced in September with the 

following activities being completed: 

• Participating in IWMD monthly meetings as well as water advisory and water distribution 

meetings. 

• Completion of Participatory Water Management, Phase I workshops. 

• Building staff capacity for HVC training (two training events). 

• Holding four training sessions for BCWUAs to disseminate information about HVCs. 

The following table shows the number of participants trained under the project through the end of 

the reporting period, excluding attendees at seasonal and monthly meetings. 

, 

Total to Date 

Current Quarter Total 

Total Male Female Total Male Female 

8802 6849 1953 562 442 120 

A summary of training provided during the reporting period is shown below: 

ID Course Title Task Events 

1.1.3.6 

1.3.3.1 

1.3.3.2 

Participatory Water 

Management Phase I 

Total 

Participants 

Female 

Participants 

1.1 7 263 94 

Building Staff Capacity for 

HVCs 1.3 2 94 13 

Training to disseminate 

Information on HVCs 

1.3 4 205 13 

Total 13 562 120 

Venue 

Each 

Directorate 

Damietta, El 

Salam & 

E.Dakahlia 

Damietta, El 

Salam & 

E.Dakahlia (2 

Districts only) 

PROCUREMENT 

Eng. Nabil Fawzi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist) and Mrs. Amany 

Mahmoud (Office and Personnel Manager) are coordinators for this activity. They are assisted by 

Eng. Safaa Khodary (IT Specialist) and the regional offices. FirrasTraish, Procurement/Financial 

Specialist, is supporting the project as IRG home office backstop. Activities carried out during the 

report period include: 

• Continuation of procurement in accordance with the procurement plan. 

• Receipt of an additional eight data loggers for general directorates. 


3. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 

NEXT QUARTER 

In this section, activities planned for the 4 th Quarter of Year 3 are summarized by project task. 


CANAL WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS 

• In response to the USAID mid-term evaluation recommendations, continue to develop 

institutional performance criteria and review the planned training program to assess whether 

it is adequate to address the need to strengthen BCWUA performance, making adjustments 

as needed. 

• Conduct participatory Water Management Phase II training course. 

• Continue meeting with women board members to assist with their activities 

• Continue assisting the general directorate and IWMD Water Advisory Teams in 

implementing participatory water management activities. 

• Support the IWMDs and BCWUAs in completing the Chairpersons Identification Cards 

(IDs) and Action Plans. 

• Participate in the WAT coordination meetings. 



No activities are planned for the next quarter. 


EFFICIENCY 

• Continue monitoring demonstration sites where HVCs crops are being grown. 

• Continue providing training to MWRI and MALR staff on HVCs and water conservation 

technologies. 

• Continue organizing workshops to disseminate information on HVCs to BCWUAs and their 

farmer members. 

• Prepare awareness materials focusing on technical and market information on water saving 

technologies for dissemination to the BCWUAs 

• Arrange and conduct a work shop for interested farmers on water conservation technologies. 


No activities are planned for the next quarter. 



ORGANIZATIONS 

No activities are planned for next quarter. 



• Continue to engage the Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects on transferring staff, 

equipment, facilities, budget, and responsibilities to the Irrigation Department. 

• Continue to work with MWRI to ensure adequate budget and staff resources are provided to 

the IWMDs. IWRM II will continue to work with MWRI to address issues of staff shortages, 

rapid staff turnover, and the practice of engaging engineers on a temporary basis, and at 

salaries that are lower than those of permanent staff of comparable capacity and experience. 

• In response to the USAID mid-term evaluation recommendations, continue to develop 

institutional performance criteria and review the planned training program to assess whether 

it is adequate to address the need to strengthen performance. 

• Assist the IWMDs to prepare/update maintenance plans for the fiscal year 2012/2013. 

• Conduct an advanced computer skills training course. 

• Conduct a district performance data analysis training course. 

• Participate in monthly directorate meetings. 

• Participate in quarterly maintenance meetings. 


SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE 

MANAGEMENT 

• Study the advisability and means of involving the BCWUAs in supporting the IWMDs in 

determining bi-weekly crop water requirements. 

• Work with the IWMDs in calculating their net irrigable areas. 

• Continue developing water resource databases. 

• Continue flow measurement program 

• Complete review of flow calibrations for the general directorates and IWMDs I/O sites. 

• Continue installation of new data loggers. 

• Conduct additional digital mapping training course. 

• Conduct ground water data base training course (directorate level). 

• Conduct water resources inventory training course. 

• Support district work in completing digital maps using AutoCAD Map with 11 layers (for the 

10 IWMDs that have not yet completed them). 

• Conduct quality checks on the digital maps as they are completed 

• Conduct monthly water distribution meetings. 

TASK 2.4: CAPACITY BUILDING OF MWRI PERSONNEL 

• Provide financial and logistical support for trainees. 

• Monitor trainee progress. 

• Support Study Tours as requested by USAID and/or MWRI 



• Continue collection of MALR secondary agricultural data for East. Nile Delta. 

• Complete demand and water supply data for 2009 to 2011. 

• Complete the field survey of farmers and issue the report. 

• Begin consolidation of the data required for the M&E final report 

EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND 

PARTICIPATION 

• Prepare a communication product brief comprised of all materials required for Task 1-3 

• Visit field sites and attend workshops on HVCs and for training BCWUA chairpersons.. 

• Pre-test, print, and disseminate the farmers’ newspaper on modern irrigation methods 

• Prepare additional success stories 

• Based upon findings of the Stakeholder Assessment, initiate communication training 

program. 

TRAINING 

• Identify trainers/training providers to conduct various training courses planned for next 

quarter. 

• Update TraiNet. 

• Update the Training Database for the 45 IWMDs. 

The following training courses are planned for the 4 th quarter: 

ID Course Title Task Events Venue 

1.1.3.7 BCWUA’s PWM Implementation 1.1 7 East Delta Region 

1.3.3.1 Building Staff Capacity 1.3 2 Ismailia & Salhiya 

1.3.3.2 Dissemination of Information on 

HVCs 

1.3 3 E.Dakahlia Directorate 

1.3.3.3 Irrigation Systems Workshop 1.3 1 West Belbis District 

2.2.3.5 Advanced Computer Skills 2.2 7 East Delta Region 

2.2.3.7 Water Resources Inventory 2.3 7 East Delta Region 

2.3.3.9 Ground Water Database 

(Directorate Version) 

2.3.3.11 Ground Water Monitoring Follow- 

Up 

2.3 5 East Delta Region 


2.3.3.15 Digital Mapping Refresher 2.3 7 East Delta Region 

2.3.3.13 District Performance Data 

Analysis 


x.x.3.1 Field Survey Data Collection M&E 2 East Delta Region 


PROCUREMENT 

• Continue procurement process. Purchase, deliver, and transfer equipment to IWMDs and 

IWM directorates in accordance with the procurement plan. 


4. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 

GENERAL 

Several issues require attention by MWRI and the project as follows: 

1. It appears that there is some confusion among MWRI field staff regarding whether 

implementation of IWRM has the support of MWRI top management. As a result, some (a 

small minority) of field staff are not following through on activities that are critical to IWRM 

which causes delays and substandard outputs. 

2. Full integration is not taking place in some areas. EPADP still retains responsibility for 

larger drains and retains some staff and equipment. 

3. The newly formed IWMDs do not have adequate human and financial resources to function 

properly. 

4. Staff reassignments and other factors require refresher training and re-training in some cases. 

The project will focus on this issue in the remaining life-of-project. 

The major problem facing implementation is the lack of staff the project has been working under. 

After the Ministry’s Integrated Water Management Unit was disbanded in 2010 it was agreed that the 

project would hire MWRI staff on leave without pay (LWOP) to compensate. When such staff were 

available, results were good, however there was a time lapse in getting the staff hired initially (6 in all) 

and starting in July 2011 all 6 were lost. Only 4 out of the six had been replaced at the end of the 

reporting period. Identification of staff to work on the project team and issuing of LWOP decrees 

by MWRI has been slow. Approval of salary rates by USAID has been problematic and slow also. 

As a result, the project team has been short of staff for most of the quarter. 


CANAL WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS 

IWRM II has made good progress on this Task in many respects. Water Advisory Teams have been 

formed at each IWRM directorate and district and are functioning well. All 622 BCWUAs have been 

established and are becoming active. Training of the BCWUAs has been delayed somewhat but will 

be fully trained before the 2012 summer irrigation season starts. A farmer survey and focus group 

sessions with BCWUA board members will be completed in the next quarter and will provide 

information to allow further capacity building to be focused to achieve maximum results. 



As previously indicated, the mid-term evaluation team’s recommendation to cease further Task 1.2 

activity has been accepted by all parties. Therefore, no further work will be performed on this task. 

This applies also to Tasks 1.4 and 2.1 and, in part, to 2.4. 



EFFICIENCY 

There are no major issues affecting project operations at this time. However, it is important to note 

that the projects responsibility under this task was disseminating information on the cultivation of 

HVCs and the benefits/use of WCTs. IWRM II provided support in these important areas. But if 

there is to be success in increasing water efficiency on a national scale, continued efforts are needed 

to raise farmers awareness and to support them in transitioning to HVCs and adoption of WCTs. 


See note on Task 1.2 above. 


ORGANIZATIONS 

See note on Task 1.2 above. 



All 45 IWMDs have been formed, are operational; all are fully staffed at senior level. That said, there 

are issues. Among them, timely and adequate availability of financial resources is of particular 

importance. The new IWMDs have greater responsibilities than the irrigation districts they replaced. 

Therefore, their needs in terms of budget, facilities, and human resources are greater than before. But, 

to date MWRI financial and technical support has not been consistent or adequate to assure that the 

newly created integrated directorates and districts can function as intended. Among other things, this 

has adversely affected installation of ADSL lines, maintenance of equipment provided by the project 

and maintenance/repair of MWRIs equipment needed for canal and drain upkeep. 


SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT 

The MISD is not being transmitted from MALR in some cases and the quality of the data 

delivered to the IWMDs on bi-weekly bases is suspect in general. This data is the key element of 

water management and a solution is needed. The systems developed under the project at the 

district and directorate level are suitable for decision making under the scenario of water 

distribution by volume. Although MWRI has water management based on volume as part of 

their strategy, they are not ready to implement it yet. It is important that staff be encouraged to 

continue using the systems developed so that the skills and procedures developed to date will still 

exist when the switch to management by volume takes place in future. 

TASK 2.4: CAPACITY BUILDING OF MWRI PERSONNEL 

There are no major issues at this time. 


A number of steps need to be taken to obtain reliable data to evaluate project outcomes. These are 

well known and efforts to collect the needed information are on-going. However, and unfortunately, 

reliable information on cultivated areas, water flows and cropping patterns is still spotty. MWRI 

reports that it cannot rely on agricultural data for planning and managing water deliveries. The 


project is intensifying efforts to get reliable data for some pilot areas in order to compute the value of 

PMP outcome indicators. 

EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND 

PARTICIPATION 

There are no major issues at this time. 

TRAINING 

No formal training has been conducted during the months of July and August in compliance with an 

MWRI’s decision to postpone the training during the summer cultivation period. While the reasons 

for the postponement are understood, the effect has been to retard progress in implementing the 

training plan. 

Candidates for participation in the remaining three study tours have not been identified to date. 

Although the project is not responsible for implementing the study tours, it is mentioned here 

because the project has been tasked with supporting the implementation contractor. 

PROCUREMENT 

There are no issues at this time. 

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5. STAFF LEVEL OF EFFORT 

The IWRM II Long Term resident staff and Short Term professional, technical, and administrative 

support staff for the quarter are shown below: 

RESIDENT STAFF - EXPATRIATE 

NAME 

Mr. Andrew Tczap 

POSITION 

Chief of Party 

LOCAL EGYPTIAN 

NAME 

Eng. Nabil Fawzi 

Dr. Wadie Mankarious 

Eng. Maher Khodary 

Eng. El-Sayed Nagi 

Amany Mahmoud 

Dahlia Hamdy 

Sherihan Radi 

Ramy Ghaly 

Waleed El Rifaie 

POSITION 

Senior Water Resource Management Specialist 

Senior Organization/Institutional Development Specialist 

Senior Water Resource Management Specialist - Zagazig 

Senior Water Resource Management Specialist - Mansoura 

Office Manager – Cairo 

Training Specialist – Cairo 

Accountant – Cairo 

Regional Office – Zagazig 

Regional Office – Mansoura 

SHORT TERM STAFF DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 

EXPATRIATE 

NAME 

Russell Misheloff (IRG) 

Dr. Mark Svendsen (IRG) 

Dr. Tom Sheng (CADI) 

LOCAL EGYPTIAN 

NAME 

Dr. Moamen El Sharkawy 

Eng. Amira Abdel Hady 

Eng. Ayman Shedid 

Eng. Soha Mostafa 

Eng. Elbayoumi Ali EzEldeen 

Eng. Akmal Badie Henein 

Dr. Walid Yehia Sallam 

Dr. Abd El Wahab 

Ahnmed Behery 

Abdel Bary Bakr 

POSITION 

IRG Home Office Project Manager 

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist 

Management Information Systems Specialist 

POSITION (All part-time during the reporting period) 

Institutional/Organizational Development Specialist 

Institutional/Organizational Development Specialist 

Water Management Specialist (Zagazig RO) 

Water Information Specialist (Zagazig RO 

Water Management Specialist (Mansoura RO) 

Water Information Specialist (Mansoura RO) 

Agriculture Economist 

Crops Agricultural Specialist 

Water Management Specialist 

Public Awareness & Communication Specialist 


6. STATUS OF FINANCES AND EXPENDITURES 

USD Budget 

Budget Line Item Budgeted Obligated Current 

Claim 

(July-Sept.) 

Claims to 

Date 

Projected 

Expenses for 

Next Quarter 

(Oct.-Dec.) 

Remaining 

Budget 

Balance 

% Budget 

Claimed 

Salaries 1,121,498 60,517 858,943 72,000 262,555 77 

Overhead and 

Fringes 

345,848 18,770 333,831 29,000 12,017 96 

Consultant Labor 267,212 8,545 83,670 18,500 183,542 31 

Other Direct 

Costs 

676,501 20,712 422,749 20,500 253,752 62 

Procurement 525,000 26 227,536 5,000 297,464 43 

G&A 611,710 26,600 472,049 35,500 139,661 77 

Subcontractors 188,487 38,508 169,250 33,000 19,237 90 

Subcontractor 

Handling 

7,539 1,733 7,293 1,500 246 97 

Subtotal 3,743,795 175,411 2,575,321 215,000 1,168,474 69 

Fixed Fee 187,190 8,770 128,766 10,750 58,424 69 

Adjustments 0 0 -37,471 0 37,471 

Total Cost Plus 

Fixed Fee 

Remaining 

Obligation 

Balance 

% Obligation 

Claimed 

3,930,985 3,930,986 184,181 2,666,616 225,750 1,264,369 68 1,264,369 68 

Source: IRG Invoices # 506101- 31; estimate of 32 

22 Quarterly Report Year 2: 1 st Quarter (January – March 2010)

LE Budget 

Budget Line Item Budgeted Obligated Current 

Claim 

(July-Sept.) 

Claims to 

Date 

Projected 

Expenses for 

Next Quarter 

(Oct.-Dec.) 

Remaining 

Budget 

Balance 

% Budget 

Claimed 

Salaries 1,121,498 60,517 858,943 72,000 262,555 77 

Overhead and 

Fringes 

345,848 18,770 333,831 29,000 12,017 96 

Consultant Labor 267,212 8,545 83,670 18,500 183,542 31 

Other Direct 

Costs 

676,501 20,712 422,749 20,500 253,752 62 

Procurement 525,000 26 227,536 5,000 297,464 43 

G&A 611,710 26,600 472,049 35,500 139,661 77 

Subcontractors 188,487 38,508 169,250 33,000 19,237 90 

Subcontractor 

Handling 

7,539 1,733 7,293 1,500 246 97 

Subtotal 3,743,795 175,411 2,575,321 215,000 1,168,474 69 

Fixed Fee 187,190 8,770 128,766 10,750 58,424 69 

Adjustments 0 0 -37,471 0 37,471 

Total Cost Plus 

Fixed Fee 

Remaining 

Obligation 

Balance 

% Obligation 

Claimed 

3,930,985 3,930,986 184,181 2,666,616 225,750 1,264,369 68 1,264,369 68 

Source: IRG Invoices # 506101- 29; estimate of 30 

Quarterly Report Year 2: 1 st Quarter (January – March 2010) 23

7. LIST OF REPORTS 

No. NAME DATE 

1 Annual Work Plan Year 1(January – December 2009) March 2009 

2 Quarterly Report Year 1: 1st Quarter (January–March 2009) April 2009 

3 Economic Feasibility of Alternative Crops with Potential for May 2009 

the Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Egypt 

4 Communication Plan May 2009 

5 IWRM I BCWUA Assessment July 2009 

6 Performance Monitoring Plan July 2009 

7 Farmer Baseline Survey July 2009 

8 MWRI Training Needs Assessment July 2009 

9 Quarterly Report Year 1: 2nd Quarter (April – June 2009) July 2009 

10 Quarterly Report Year 1: 3rd Quarter (July – September 2009) October 2009 

11 Annual Work Plan Year 2 (January–December 2010) December 2009 

12 Annual Report Year 1 (January–December 2009) January 2010 

13 Quarterly Report Year 2: 1st Quarter (January–March 2010) April 2010 

14 Feasibility of Wastewater Reuse with Annexes June 2010 

15 Quarterly Report Year 2: 2nd Quarter (April – June 2010) July 2010 

16 Quarterly Report Year 2: 3rd Quarter (July –September 2010) October 2010 

17 Annual Work Plan Year 3(January–December 2011) December 2010 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

Annual Report Year 2 (January–December 2010) 

Quarterly Report Year 3: 1 st Quarter (January-March 2011) 

Assessment of Communications Needs 

Quarterly Report Year 3: 2 nd Quarter (April-June 2011) 

Updated Communication Plan 

Introducing High Value/Low Water Consumption Crops 

Annual Work Plan Year 4 (October 2011-September 2012) 

Quarterly Report Year 3: 3 rd Quarter (July-Sept. 2011 

January 2011 

April 2011 

June 2011 

July 2011 

July 2011 

October 2011 

October 2011 

October 2011 

24 Quarterly Report Year 3: 2 nd Quarter (April – June 2011)

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