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PRESS RELEASE RUSSELL CONSULTING assists the Government of Egypt in their efforts to modernize and privatize their water and wastewater utilities throughout the Country. As part of an international consulting team, RUSSELL CONSULTING is currently assisting the Government of Egypt to institute a series of plans and programs to improve the management and operation of the water and wastewater systems in six communities along the Nile River Valley and one located on the Sinai Peninsula. The initial task was the development a series of detailed action plans for programs that will improve system efficiency or effectiveness. This begins with the identification and prioritization of the most needed programs. Other tasks include; the goal setting process; identification and calculation of appropriate performance indicators; preparation of the detailed action plans; and estimation of required resources, operating requirements and costs, capital costs, and implementation schedules. This work is part of a larger project, known as the "Institutional Development Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt." This project is designed to help those seven cities, and many others by example, to improve their physical systems, operational efficiency and over time to achieve financial autonomy. Focus areas include; management planning and programs, system delivery and collection capabilities, operating efficiency, water and energy conservation, organization and staffing requirements, customer service, billing and collections, revenue enhancement, and management information systems. Use of private sector methods and direct involvement have been promoted throughout this project, as well as extensive use of on-the-job training programs in each of the four Governorates, to improve service, increase revenues, and contain costs. These efforts have laid the foundation for more services that cost less, and provide better service to the public. RUSSELL CONSULTING is a management consulting firm specializing in providing management, engineering and economic expertise to publicly owned utilities, related government agencies and companies that are large consumers of utility services (electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater and solid waste). The firm's founder and President - Mr. David F. Russell, P.E. - is both a Registered Professional Engineer and Economist, and has over 25 years of professional experience as a Utility Manager, Senior Engineer and Principal Consultant. For more information on this consulting practice, please visit our website at www.russellconsulting.org. |