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The Water Conmittae Baseline Survey is used to obtain
information of tfra composition and organization of the committee
formed to coordinate corn-ity participation and wall management
activities. It is used to record agreements between the
camunity and WDA in regard ku local contributions of labor and
resources during and after the installation of the pump. While
the primary use of baseline data is to accurately describe
conditions which are expected to change when the well is
completed, the infonation is also used to assist in the
selection of cornunities fcr well projects, the selection OX the
we11 $it% village within a target zone and, to validate data
from ather sources.
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The purpose of these surveys Ps to describe and assess:
The physical
system.
The management af we31 operations.
t5e pump and water distribution
The interim effects of we12 use an socfascdnomic conditions
an6 patterns of water utiXizztion,
(4; The partic~patkan of villagers in well construction and
management.
Periodic nanitoring is done to nezsure the progress of we11
caastmction and to obtain opinions Lron villagers and WDA
emplayees on desired changes in the design af tba distzibutf~n
nyntemr and nazagezient prcced;ires. Technical data on the pump
sad civil works is obtaineZ t:.:-ouqh interviews with the pump
operator znd a visual inspection of the system while in
aperatkon. Water use and consunptfon data i s collected in the
Water Point and Household Surveys.
IOealTy, p2antlLaL, *b &'ve data 03 operations, fuel supply and
naintenance wauld be kept by =he puzp operatar- A model Water
syste~ Xecord Buok is Fncladed i~ the list of monitoring
instxrumenrs. There are several obstacles to the immediate
impleme~tation of this nethod, however, including the low level
of literacy of xhe operators and the lack of incentives to keep
accurate records, These prollens are not easy to resolve and
t2e field staff will have to rely to % large extent on
interviews azd ~bsewations until pump operat~xs or other
village officials are trained to ke2p these records,
Water meters are essential to well site nonitoring and
shsuld be installed as soon as possible an all puzaps. They will
pr?uide arcuxare Infoxation cri tke volane 5E water pumped which