Water
Utilities and Governments turn to Castalia to develop strategies for providing high-quality, reliable service.
We help governments identify areas of weakness, secure financing and improve infrastructure. We help utilities improve their financial viability, operations and expansion plans. We identify and appraise projects for investors and manage transactions to bring private finance and expertise into the provision of water and wastewater services.
We apply our global expertise to help cities and states achieve a water-secure future. We call this Integrated Water Resilience Planning.
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Water Resource Plan, Qatar
Castalia developed a strategy for optimal management of water resources as part of Qatar's National Development Strategy 2018-2022. Qatar’s over-abstraction of groundwater and high rates of desalinated water use were not environmentally or fiscally optimal ... Read more
Water Management Assistance Contract, Haiti
Castalia assisted Haiti’s water agency DINEPA in preparing and running a transaction for a management assistance contractor to manage key utility functions in the capital. The 2010 earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince’s water infrastructure. It was urgent to rebuild the system and ... Read more
Regulatory Reform of the Water Sector Victoria, Australia
We advised on how regional public water utilities the State of Victoria, Australia, could be regulated by the Essential Services Commission. We advised on how regional public water utilities the State of Victoria, Australia, could be regulated by the Essential ... Read more
Irrigation Plan Commercial Viability in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Castalia forecast irrigation demand and assessed volume risk for the proposed Ruataniwha Plains Water Storage Project. Irregular rain in the region caused periodic droughts and reduced farmers’ ability to raise high value crops on the Ruataniwha Plains ... Read more
Increase Bulk Water Feasibility for Expanding Tourism, Jamaica
Castalia appraised several options to reduce the water shortage in Jamaica’s North Coast and recommended an economically feasible and financially viable project to increase water supply and meet growing demand. Growing demand for water services driven by hotel developments along ... Read more
Water Supply Private Investment Structure, Indonesia
Castalia appraised the Umbulan Springs Bulk Water Supply Project and found that it was economically and financially viable with Viability Gap Funding. We recommended that the IIGF provide a guarantee if the Provincial Government implemented our recommendations that would mitigate ... Read more
Malawi Water Sector Investment Plan
We prepared an optimized investment plan for Malawi’s water sector, together with a financing plan Projects in Malawi’s water sector were scattered and largely donor-driven, so the government needed a strategy to prioritize investments ... Read more
Regulatory Framework for Small Providers, Jamaica
Castalia proposed a new regulatory framework for small private and community-based water and sewerage service providers in Jamaica. After Jamaica’s water sector was liberalized, small water and sewerage service providers developed in communities that previously lacked access to piped water ... Read more
