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questions such as how prices should be datemined and how
profits should be distributed andfar invested. In villagas with
high ZeveLs of use, revenues may exceed costs by as much as
100,000 shillings per month, during thc dry season. Resolution
of this issue w ill require substantial dfsc~ssion within WDA and
with members 02 the water connittee, village Leaders and
consumexs.
3-8.3, Case Study: Analysis of Well Use at %aleel
The acalysis af we21 use Is based cn data from several
comuzities, but draws heavily a2 data from one target zane
which includes 15 villages around the vi3Zage of Mzlesl. While
interviews were carried out and observations made in a number of
cornmitiesf Malcel was the only one in which reliable daily
recards on well xse were kept. Tke analysis demonstrates the
importance and utility of accurate water use data.
While the figures vary for each village, the patterns
reflected By data fro& Haleel are siailaz to rhase found in
other villages where data were less compiete,
The analysis considers categories oE well use for different
seasons, per capita water consumption rates, pump operation and
capacity, revenue, and well use for Maleel and four other sites.
The data for Maleel cover February 12-28 and March 1-21, with
figures extrapolated for bath zonths from averages calculated
with the raw data. Conveniently, these t wo months are during a
period af peak demand in the dry season.
The tables are based an data collected f rom an observer at
:he well, uniess otherwise noted. In tzbles 3f human or
dozestic consmption, a.&xzuns refer ta coi~tainera carried mostly
Sy wozen that ranqe in volume from 8-12 liters, with an
estimated average ~f LO liters. Haam are the containers
carried by cnzefs, usutily four of them, ranging on average from
12-28 liters, with an estiaated average of 15 liters. All
calc!*latians are based on fc~r containers per visit, or 60
liters. ~opulation figares are frcn The Socioeconomic Baseljne
S3,rvey of the say Regfoz (Cniv. of Wyoming, 1984) .
ii'j 3-ry sezscn dozestic w ater consu~ptlcn.
Table 2.3.9 gresczts average daily water use at peak demand
during the 6ry seasan, This high level 12sts from three to five
~02th~ in normal years and for longer periods during years when
rainfall is low. TCe figures are considered typical for normal
dry season cse,