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the evaluation research.
k3r.n passibl~, 3aca3 leaders were. contacted in advance and
rapesT.ed 20 notify water corezittee representatives from other
villages within a five to six kZ16neter radius of the well site.
Host visits began with the obsematian of well operations, and
inspection of t3e systen usiztg the Well Site Honitoring (or
Eva kuation) f om. This was followed by an interview with the
punp operator, and the callection of data using the Water Paint
Monitoring Ir?r Evaluation] Farm. The next step was to i nt%~i@w
the rater cornittee &embers and other leaders about well
management, comaunity participation, and changes in the villages
since puntping operations began. Survey instruments used during
these maatinge included forns far Post-Canstmctian Assessments,
water Committee Munitoring, and the hqnual Comaunity Evaluation.
The testing and aualtation of these inr:mments was an important
part of the investigations-
Tha validity and reliability of the data presented below is
highly variable. Although accurate infomatian Gas obtained on
tSe we33 site co~ditions, pdzp opera%ions and maiatenancs, data
an fuel. C Q ~ S U ~ ~ ~ ~ O R
and prices are less relii~ble. Diesel fuel
is aften purc3ased Prow sources athex than WiJA, and those who
contxoX th~se acfivities frequently manipulaze the figures to
pxotect their cwn inzerests. Patterns of water consumption vary
within and between coa~unities. Daily records were available at
one well, and satisfzcrory data was obtained at four others.
More f iePd work iris required to gen.erate re: iable statistical
information ox Zke zuxber of people and ansmals who use the
well.
3ata on sacioec~ncafc conditions, and chnnges in physical
Inf-asrructure and services ssch as schools and shops,
accurately indicate h e sccle and direczion of change.
*F rnfo-aats estizates of the nuzher of new hauseholds are, at
n%-.
best, very raz~h. coflection of relia'ls're data will require
field work in a representative sazgle of a11 villages kithin
eacb targez asea. There is, however, sufficient data to
estimate the percentage of growth in same comunftfes, and the
izipact of the weT1 an settlement patterns and migration. Zn
spite of their resenatiazs abaut the accurecy of some data, the
LEI1 s~ciaecanamic staff decided to nake q..a~=ftative estimates
whenever possibLe, rather than sispky report trends. The
sections below describe conditions and changes in communities
with h&ls instailed by WDA and the CGCP.
2,s,:, Technicaf Conditions, Operations zzd Maintenance
T3e physical cozditioz of the pzops and distribution
sysrez5 are generally gosd. The =ajcv prcblen is the lack of
s*--+\ ,,r,Aes i ; szcA as oil znci 4; A-~ters
7 required Ear proper