Addressing Wastewater and Nonrevenue Water Challenges in American Samoa - Insights from the ASPA

AWP Kini Interviews with Leading Water Practioners

Welcome to the next interview in the Kini Interview Series with William Spitzenberg and Jason Jaskowiak from the American Samoa Power Authority (Water Division). In this interview we discuss: 1. Address non-revenue water losses in American Samoa 2. Building capacity for practical management of old leadking piped water systems in the Pacific 3. The types of metering and piping systems that can be incrementally applied to resolve non-revenue water losses and improve water management 4. Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure and water balance spreadshees to improve data management and develop benchmarking systems to improve water supply outcomes. 5. Secondary treatment waivers and how to negotiate the political, economic, social and technical issues surrounding their potential removal. 6. On-site wastewater treatment in the highly permeable soils of American Samoa and how to change centuries of learned behaviours. 7. How to design a wastewater treatment plant on a tropical island without secondary treatment or chlorine disinfection. 8. The need for innovative thinking that genuinely considers the constraints of the cultural context to be effective. We hope you enjoy this insightful interview. Listen to other great interviews with leading water practitioners at www.kini.org.au.