HIGHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL ... - Mbarara District

CHAPTER 5: WORKS AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
5:1:0 ROADS
Data on roads is tabulated by name, type and length. It found in annex 3 of these documents.
5:2:0 WATER
Current Staffing of the District water office
1. Senior Water Engineer ………………………………………………………. 1
2. ADWO Mobilization ………………………………………………………… 1
3. Senior Assistant Engineering Officer ………………………………………… 1
4. Assistant Engineering Officer ……………………………………………….. 1
5. Borehole Maintenance Technician…………………………………………… 1
6. Office typist …………………………………………………………………. 1
7. Driver ……………………………………………………………………….. 1
5:2:1 MBARARA DISTRICT SAFE WATER COVERAGE
The Department of water is mandated with the responsibility of providing safe water and sanitation
facilities to the population of Mbarara District. The Current safe water coverage is 62% that is serving the
population of 183,292 out of the total population of 291,350 (this figure excludes the NWSC – the
Municipality. The Department is focused to increasing the coverage to 100% by the year 2015 as the main
goal.
Type of water sources in the District: Boreholes, shallow wells, valley Dams, Protected springs,
Community tanks, Household (HH) tanks, GFS taps, piped water.
Table 5.1: Water coverage by source and sub county (August 2010)
SUB-
COUNTY
Functional
Boreholes
Shallow
Well
Prot.
Spring
Piped
water
Bubare 16 17 3 1 144 6 6,700 36.5
Bukiro 1 2 27 30 37 1 8,250 61.3
Kagongi 3 6 45 1 10 36 1 11,250 57.7
Kakiika 18 6 10 1 70 6,150 41.9
Kashare 19 4 4 268 1 1 5,330 26.5
Rubaya 18 6 2 3 630 2 16,560 50.1
Biharwe 13 10 2 105
Rubindi 3 5 32 1 108 54 20,550 97.2
Rwanyamahembe 16 6 14 8 1 140 10 14,450 64.6
Bugamba 46 340 15 24,450 84.2
Mwizi 52 45 118 8,292 31.8
Ndeija 2 4 84 145 59 2 22,950 112.8
Nyakayojo 36 65 147 16,650 55.7
Rugando 16 46 65 147 27000 118.2
Total 125 62 382 33 14 2165 609 28 188582 640.8
Source: Water Department, Annual report 2010
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Valley
tanks
HH
Tanks
GFS
Taps
Com
Tanks
Populatio
n Served
Coverage