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elative tt ~ tker wells with similar tatget ran@ populations*
These caPc3zZations arc based on estinatp3 of well use recorded
at the viXlagcs, The raXaX valu~es are as5imatad levels of
water sold in ztsku~;;ns and hams,
The figures indicate that if the veils were the only source
of water avaiRable fn %he area, the. inhabitants callacted
betmen three and four Liters per capita per day in all but one
village. Whather these estfaatss reflect tbs actual IsvsL of
consumption depends on the validity of the popuration estimates,
and on t3e woluna of water use at otber sires in the area. The
interview data indicates residents of severar vfllages in some
of these camzn'3niti.es used other sources, including WDA and CGDP
wells fn nefghborirg vPPlages.
The patterns of well use demonstrated by the above analysis
is one where demand in the dry season increase3 as other water
sources dry up and as people and animals rely sore heavily on
the wall. The vciums of water available at zhe Maleel well site
is sufficient to supply all or xost of the domestic and animal
requirements cf the targeZ zone population for all of the peak
denaad period. The hours of punp operation, and the quantities
of water pumped, Ire reasonnbiy efficient, given the capacity of
the pump and the disrributiun system. The revenue generated
fro= water sales provides a very high level of profit for the
pwp operatox and/or the waxer cornittee endlor WDA. Thc low
level af well use in the we2 seasac ie refaced to t m fact that
other, m ore convenient and less costly, sources are available.
The patterns described for #aleel can be generalized, with
a reasonable level of canfidence, to ather villages. Sufficient
observations were aade at site visits during the months sf
February a2d Haxch to suppcrr this conclusion, and to canfirm
the genera2 trends klLuskrrtec! by tke data fro3 Kaleel.
3.8-4. Water ~uality znd Eealth
Environxental conditions arocnd the water distribution
poinrs were found ta be good, The concrete aprons keep the
areas adjacent zo the watering points dry. Observatians made in
February and March cocfimed the lack of stagnant, muddy water
which might affect disease transzfssian. Conaitisns during the
rainy seasons were obviously wetter, but the level of use is Isw
and thus the health hazards are miniaal. Only one informant
stated that the well water h3d caused an illness in the vkllage,
All others said the water was clezn and same suggested health
co.~ditions had improved in ~hsis vi3.lages.
52;e origLna2 CG2f 3=0je@t_ Paxr, and the soc~ofagi~a,l, scope