Multi-village rural water supply schemes : an emerging challenge
Amin, Mohammad
The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) in collaboration with the World Bank Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Thematic Group (RWSTG) is studying and documenting appropriate management models and professional support services for small town and multi-village water supply systems which lead to sustainable outcomes. Small town and multi-village systems serve settlements that are sufficiently large and dense to benefit from the economies of scale offered by piped systems, but too small and dispersed to be efficiently managed by conventional urban water utility. They require formal management arrangements, a legal basis for ownership and management, and the ability to expand to meet the growing demand for water. While local operators can perform routine tasks well, professional support is needed to maintain good service at a reasonable cost and to expand facilities to meet demand. The WSP-based small towns and multi-village initiatives network supports regional and country water and sanitation representatives and national policy-makers in promoting sector dialogue and in developing action plans in accordance with the knowledge generated.
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