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use within and between vi1;agr;s. This is related to factors
such as the rsIfabZ2ty of the water suy;pIy at ather sources,
nuzbsxs of animals awned and dia3ance Exaa the wall, In
addition, the data on daaogsaphic change indicates that the
number 05 pemaacnt reside3ts in vilLagas around the well is
fzzreasfng &ras;at,caPly and in the very near future should lead
to vary suS~tantin1 increases fn the rate of water
utilization.
In ptfncfpla fees charged for water at tth ~4,312~ are sat
by WDa* IR practice, WDA has a strong influence on the fees
because it cufitrols the supply and price of diesel, but local
factors also enter into consaster prices. In the early months of
L985 WDA charged vfllagers 5000 Sjsh for a 200 liter barrel of
diesel fuel (30 SJsh per Liter), The average price per barrel
in February-#arch 2956 was 8090 S/sh per barrel (40 S/sh per
liter), an increase of 25 per cent* In contrast, water fees
have more than doubled in soce villagas although there are
sfgnificaat differences in tke prices in each comxnunity* Table
2,3*8, based an data from ni3e caanunities, i22ustratss the
changes in t3e fee srmctuse,
----C-*-I-*-I---R----------d---"--------------------------------
Table 2.3.8. Watar Fees {Sfsh)
-- --_I__-___P1__Y____
Type af contsinex 3ni%Lz3. Csrrertt Increase
ur user cast cost in costs
-s------------------------------+--------*--------*-------+--*--
Ashan 3.2-0,25 0.25-0.50 25~;-200%
Xitan 1.5 3.0-3.5 100-133%
200 litre barrel 4 - 5 5 - ZQ 25-:00%
Goats and S~BEP 0.2-8.25 0.25-0-5 2s-roo%
Cattle c.4-0,s 1-0 3.00-150%
Camels 9.3-1.6 1-5-2.0 Ioo-~x.E
Ticre is some evi2ence t3at =he fee-? reported were Lower
than zhuse ~ctuaLly charged by the pump operator, This may
reflect a difference in prices r5arged to pemanent residents
a ~ d those paid by guest ,.?.oxads ar.=i/or temporary visitors. The
water cuznlttee in tkr2e villages have established a system
whereby recpfar users or' zizs well pay a fixed monthly fee for
the col3eczicr1 of wzter ~ C T dozeskic use. The chzsges range
fro= 35 ta 60 s5illings per household per month.
ens ~ne issue cf u5o shczld have au%hority to establish fees
and controf reveries recpires aZ3it isnaf investigation, and
nig3t indicate the need for a policy change. Villagers want
+*P, 4 .=
more authority, kzt +-.L~ iz itself is not sufficient to resolve