Rapid Assessment of Squatting Report (NOTE: LARGE FILE)

Main Sources of Domestic Water
Figure 5
Squatters settlements are often said to have limited access to potable water. This study however,
highlights that access within the squatter settlements is no different than the remaining island in
some instances. This is so because there is access to potable water unless there is a direct
shortage in the general area where the settlement lies. Although there is no information on the
ready access of the particular domestic water sources, eighty-five percent (85%) of the surveyed
settlements had access to water through established NWC’s distribution systems and sources
(legal or otherwise). This is evidenced by the information shown in the pie chart above (figure
5), with forty percent (40%) having running water in their houses, twenty-eight percent (28%)
have running water in their yard and a further thirteen percent (13%) obtain water from public
standpipes.
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