Annual Report 2009 - LWUA

OFFICE OF THESENIOR DEPUTYADMINISTRATORThe Office of the Senior DeputyAdministrator (OSDA) comprise six (6) departments,namely: Water District Development Department(WDDD) - Luzon; WDDD - Visayas; WDDD -Mindanao; Loans and Water Rates EvaluationDepartment (LWRED) - Luzon; LWRED - Visayas/Mindanao; and the Water Resources Research &Training Department (WRRTD).Water District DevelopmentDepartmentInstitution-building being the key to successfuldevelopment, proper management, as well assustained operation and maintenance of potable watersupply systems in the provincial areas, WDDDLuzon, WDDD Visayas and WDDD Mindanao haveformed a total of 177 new Water Districts, reactivated45 Water Districts, and recategorized 20 Water Districts.As part of its duties and responsibilities, thethree departments have also provided advisory servicesto 577 Water Districts all over the country, coveringabout 746 cities and municipalities. Further, itfacilitated the efficienct collection of amortization fromWDs, which helped attain an average collection efficiencyof 90.08% for LWUA.10 10Local Water Utilities Administration