Have enough water and you have the essence of life

Water of sufficient quantity and quality sustains a nation's health, economy and environment. It is crucial in the battle against hunger, disease, poverty and economic under-development.

Access for all people to safe water at an affordable price is a global priority. Access to water services needs to be a priority for development co-operation, and should be an integral part of Poverty Reduction Strategies.

Urban Water Services to support sustained economic growth in cities while Rural Water Services to improve health and livelihoods in rural communities. One of the objectives of National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy up to 2020 is all rural people will use water of national quality standards with at least 60 liters/capita/day and to use improved hygienic latrines through the active promotion of community participation and a demand responsive approach.

A basic safe and reliable water supply to urban and rural communities around the world has been a key target of development strategies. In particular, the Millennium Development Goals present targets for halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by year 2015. Such targets incorporate both extending the level of service as well as improvement of existing services, with a greater focus on community participation to ensure commitment and sustainable solutions.

Grontmij | Carl Bro are among the few consultancy companies who have a broad background of the appropriate software, hardware and management skills in these fields, developed over many years of experience and with the track record of blending these together into successful outcomes. We typically support local implementing organisations, but may as well take a leading role when required.

If you have a need for consultancy support concerning the water supply sector for domestic and industry, we can provide specialist services in the following areas:
- Project cycle management and planning
- Socio-economic studies, marketing, tariff studies, willingness to pay, public awareness and participation.
- Project preparation, incl. infrastructure master planning, feasibility studies, extension and renovation planning, design and tender documentation, and construction supervision.
- Institutional issues, incl. business and investment planning, legal framework, technical and financial due diligence, organizational and HRD planning, training implementation, procedures manuals, financial and accounting systems, GIS and IT systems.
- Operations, incl. operation and maintenance planning, leakage management, O&M manuals, asset management and equipment inventories, risk management, MIS, customer relations.

In Vietnam, water supply networks are often poorly maintained which leads to poor quality water delivered to customers and leakage is a common problem for water supply companies. Based on our extensive experience, a broad range of skills is required in order to identify and solve water supply network problems.


Using Grontmij | Carl Bro Vietnam as consultant for your project will ensure a high level of expertise combined with global experience and give you confidence throughout all phases of your project together with an inspired and committed partner.