La Guajira Water & Sanitation Infrastructure and Service Management Project

Abstract*

The purpose of the La Guajira Water and Sanitation Infrastructure and Service Project is to support the implementation of a broad departmental strategy for improving water supply and sanitation access in La Guajira in moving towards complete coverage with continuous supply of potable water for urban areas. It is expected that by the end of implementation of the operation, the project will have: (a) achieved 90 coverage of continuous piped, treated... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is 'to improve the quality of water supply and sanitation services in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas of the Borrower’s territory by: (a) supporting utility institutional performance through the use of 'specialized operators'; and (b) delivering the necessary water and sanitation infrastructure.”

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P096965
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Antonio Rodriguez Serrano , Miguel Vargas-Ramirez
Borrower 2
Department of La Guajira with the Guarantee of the Republic of Colombia

Country
Colombia
Disclosure Date
October 20, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 15, 2007
Effective Date
June 26, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 158.20 million
Implementing Agency
Unidad Ejecutora del Programa,Administracion Temporal Sector de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Basico de La Guajira
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 90.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
November 14, 2022
Closing Date
April 16, 2018

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management10%
- FY17 - Water Pollution10%
FY17 - Water Resource Management10%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform10%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships10%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion15%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities10%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement5%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development10%
- FY17 - Rural Water and Sanitation10%
FY17 - Urban Development45%
- FY17 - Services and Housing for the Poor10%
- FY17 - Urban Water and Sanitation35%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	50.00
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	90.00
Municipalities of Borrowing Country	10.20
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	8.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	90.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	90.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	158.20

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 12, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	8,244.12
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	698.63
Aug 23, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Cancel	18,558,914.00
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	4,344.71
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	20,868.61
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	568,688.06
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	4,621,015.00
Oct 16, 2019	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	525,350.90
Oct 16, 2019	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	8,440.77
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	599,409.60
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Oct 16, 2020	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	192,614.38
Oct 16, 2020	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	348,502.53
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	318.46
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	21,098.25
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	36,601.83
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	51,721.08
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,141,176.50
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	71.41
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	46,093.70
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	5,037,561.50
Sep 13, 2013	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	5,000,000.00
Oct 16, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	91,945.18
Oct 16, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	34,199.21
Oct 16, 2014	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	695,000.00
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	93,493.13
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	38,542.46
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	695,000.00
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,095.88
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,970.80
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	99,178.09
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	27,761.86
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	417,000.00
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	2,061.65
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	2,704.18
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	79,013.70
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	11.01
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	62,346.22
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	1,508,800.00
Jul 10, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	2,269,348.80
Mar 24, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	9,000,000.00
Dec 29, 2014	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	6,000,000.00
Sep 2, 2014	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	7,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,123.29
Sep 4, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	4,000,000.00
Dec 28, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	6,000,000.00
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	2,261,592.50
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,356.16
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,778.84
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	63,800.48
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	110,050.96
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	45,366.88
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	251,765.55
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	3,515,592.50
Jun 21, 2016	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	7,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	1,883.39
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	54,013.85
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	153,359.90
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	2,976,592.50
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	3,950,072.50
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	39,005.09
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	344,735.38
Oct 6, 2017	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	2,235,125.00
Jul 11, 2017	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	4,769,265.00
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	41,998.56
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	321,499.50
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	3,515,592.50
Jul 17, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	1,016,017.60
Aug 23, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Disb	4,151,328.80
Mar 15, 2007	IBRD-74340	Loan Commitment	90,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	374,835.20
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	2,879.10
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	32,617.68
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Loan Repay	4,174,032.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-74340	Int Charges	137.79

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-04-16
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-04-16
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-04-16
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2018-04-16
Project Management	Satisfactory	2018-04-16
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2018-04-16
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-04-16

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-16-2018
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-22-2019	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 422269.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Specialized Operators Value 2.00 0.00 7.00
Date January 6, 2012 April 28, 2016 June 30, 2018
Comment
Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project Value 254563.00 409160.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Number of people in rural areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project Value 0.00 8881.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
People provided with access to "improved sanitation facilities” under the proj. Value 193445.00 362131.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Number of uninterrupted hours per day of running water in participating municipalities (hrs/day) Value 8.00 11.40
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Percentage of households in participating municipalities with micro-metering Value 16.00 51.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Reduction of time spent fetching water in the communities served by the rural water supply systems Value 5.00 4.10
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 51.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
People provided with access to “improved sanitation facilities” - urban Value 193445.00 362131.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Revenue Collection Rate in participating municipalities Value 28.00 48.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Water Supply Infrastructure Coverage in participating municipalities Value 70.00 90.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Wastewater Treatment Rate in participating municipalities Value 20.00 14.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Sewerage Infrastructure Coverage in participating municipalities Value 53.00 80.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Unaccounted for water in participating municipalities Value 78.00 57.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
The Department of La Guajira has established a Departmental Water Company. Value No No
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment
Number of Rural Reservoirs Constructed Value 0.00 10.00
Date June 1, 2010 June 30, 2018
Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	422269.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Specialized Operators	Value	2.00	0.00	7.00
	Date	January 6, 2012	April 28, 2016	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project	Value	254563.00	409160.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

People provided with access to "improved sanitation facilities” under the proj.	Value	193445.00	362131.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Percentage of households in participating municipalities with micro-metering	Value	16.00	51.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Reduction of time spent fetching water in the communities served by the rural water supply systems	Value	5.00	4.10
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	51.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Revenue Collection Rate in participating municipalities	Value	28.00	48.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Water Supply Infrastructure Coverage in participating municipalities	Value	70.00	90.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Wastewater Treatment Rate in participating municipalities	Value	20.00	14.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Sewerage Infrastructure Coverage in participating municipalities	Value	53.00	80.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Unaccounted for water in participating municipalities	Value	78.00	57.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment

Number of Rural Reservoirs Constructed	Value	0.00	10.00
	Date	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2018
	Comment