r - part - usaid

all hutian watering poi~"rts have several. spigots out al anier or
with leaks. These spigots are intensively used throughout the
year and +the quality oi those installed, does not appear to be
adequate. They should probably be replaced by a mora heavy duty
nodel.
The sanitary ~cndition of the storaqe tanks was generally
satisfactory afthaugh sx~ll wantitles of dirt, debris and algae
was found in aact of &a@=, VfILaqcrs bave contribulad labor to
help ~?:rr':ai> thesc t2-r.k~~
The usa at the hand and diesel pilnps va:; with the supply
of water at other nearby sources. Local reservoirs (-1 are
close to most villages in the Bay Region, and the inhabitants
who help ~aintatn them do not pay for the rater. As long as
watox fs available fn ehe m8, they are a mare convenient and
leea expensive source. Cbriarvatfons and interviews in villages
between July and October, 1985. when tho village raservafrs had
adequate supplies, revealed that pusping operations ware limited
to between LO axd 20 hwxs a sonth at ~ ost sites. The consumers
sere generally residents of nearby villages, or pastmalists
passing zh~ough the area. Mcst water callected was for
donest LC, rather t ha3 ac knel, use
In December. January, and February, as the w s begin to
dry up, the drilled wells are used vith increasing frequency.
Demand continues at a high Level until the April (a seesoon)
raiw resupoly the kxs aad the animals are sent to graze fat
from the village, table 2.3.6 prssants data on the frequency
arid ler.grh 3f pc~plnq aparatia~s at diesel wells in the Bay
Raglm.
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Tajle 2.3,6. D=-i
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3";onZh
19136
days
rn
-a+
ronth
Ave, a
drys
cperated
Gperations, Bay Region
Ave. $ Aq~e - # Total
dzys n ~ t 3rs/day hours/
cperared aperated month
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f ebruery
(5 wells: 28 24.2 2. E3 4.4 123
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Xarrh
('7 wells) 20.4 LS. 5 5-0 5.8 X8;*
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* This figure ie ar, estisate based UE the data from pumping
dsrir~g 2C.: dsys i3 Harsh, 1985,
~~erations
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