On October 2, the ASPIRED team discussed water infrastructure projects with the Chairman of the Water Committee of Armenia Vardan Melkonyan. ASPIRED team presented the drinking and irrigation water supply projects implemented in the communities of Ararat and Armavir regions, including activities on optimization of unused groundwater wells.
Discussion focused on the experience of the ASPIRED team on ensuring the sustainability of installed drinking water systems, the billing and collection mechanisms applied in the villages for providing water services as well as post-implementation performance monitoring of projects. Mr. Melkonyan mentioned that the experience of the ASPIRED Project could be used for replication in other water-stressed communities of Armenia, which are out of the water utility company service area.