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Templerr, and a W3X construction supe-~isor. Solutions to these
and other tec9??ical problans were ~d4ressad in a revised set of
specf f ications s~bzicte2 ta 3,S,ADP azb %>a CW2P.
h'o wafer metera hare bear. installed ct any sLte, although
%%ey are availabie at the W& warehouse in Saidoa. Water asters
are essential ts well. site aonitorfnq and should be installed as
soen at porslbla. Tl'oy can pravide an accurate measure on the
vcl-une of water puageb, ?his JnZof'rrration is needed to check
fxel cansumption and vater use dara eoliezCeci by other nethoBs.
Tie lack c: civil works at tie?; sitas cozpleted with diesel
pumps are a majar problsa. Several 3eXI sftas in the Say
Region. a3d al: sites fz the CR. ara without storage an9
distrfbutlen aystens, Presectzy, the water at these sites is
p'teped iG%# abandoned oud pits cr reservoirs dug in the ground.
fhaee conditions are inadequbca and unsanitary.
The puxps appear to be we:: nainrained, aithough in many
cases they have nar been operating Long enough to have had
severe prublezs- "us: suppries kave been adequate, but there
ksve Seen soze interrzptiozs. Xost viliages have purchased
diesel frcs private suppliers iz addition %c tke fuel obtainad
cx33 X3A.
Gzl~ a fe*. ue'l sites had eT:er. a zizfaai s;r;ip?y ci oil, and
zcze tad repLasezezz ci? fllf~rs. PLX? ooperazors protect and
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clear. the puzp carefz*iy, but rtelr skills ace limited to
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turni-9 -- on and oft. Rcvt5r.r ~ai~tsnance, including filter
c>angea, in-~olves the irZe-n*ent :oz cf Ki3A techziciana .
scne ir.:orsa.?rs szazed Ztaz GD:, was slow to respond to
reqi;ests for assistar;ce. W2Az,'s capacity to supply inputs and
re vide ~aiztnrtczce ax3 repair services is already limited and
could becone a zore ser:ot;s iasxe as the nunbar of diesel pumps
increases. The lack cf supplies such as oil and filters 1s a
sroblez and c*ese izezs skcilld be available af each site so that
proper zainienazce proceSurer can 3e ioilowed. The involvement
of %he private aectsz zc --A y-~tdhe -;? zain~enance and repair services
uou;d s*sr --zrlally i~.,grr;;~e tk effectivertess af we51
operaticzs, A prograz to tralz ~echzicians azd fi~anze
co~zercial ~air.tei.ance 3r.d r-qazr ca~cractors irould ircreasc the
o;tior,s available co villagers azd facilitate the continuity of
pcz-z opezat ions.
A feu a szall leaks were foand ix 3o.r storage tanks but
1355 sf uafer does z-r see- to he a ter:ocs prriblea. Troughs in
severar vf l lages 5ave beyx ED crack 2nd i:: a few instances
these are, cr xsy sooc Seccze, =a;zr strucrzral defects. Almost