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Extensfan of selection and training of Regional Planning
Officers, training of ot3er staff, installation of
monitoring and evaluation system;, -and callection of
baseline data, ts four additional regions.
Detailed work plans for years four and five established.
2.3.7,7. Results After five Years
At the end of the five-year period, a fully staffed Planning
Unit will be in existence, supported by a network of Regional
Planning Officers, capable of fulfilling an a continuing basis
all of the objectives s~hout st Section 2,3.7.2. In addition,
other WDA staff and staff of other Ministries/agencies will have
been trained to participate in these efforts, and also to
undertake similar work for their own Ministries/agencfcs,
Furthermore, the Planning Unit wi31 posess the proven skills to
canduct ongoing courses for other staff of the GDRS.
2-6 We31 Site Maintenance
All too aften the maintenance of a well site is totally
ignored or only given token treatmen%, It is not until the well
no longer produces, or major leaks occur in the distribution
system, that anyone takes notice. Oil seeping into a welL,
polXution from animals, and carroaian and deterioration of
distribxtion systems are unfortunately common occurences.
Well site ~aintenance consists of two distinct categories,
well maintenance, and distrlbutfon systern maintenance. Not all,
wells completed during the course of the project have
distribution systems. Those wells completed with hand pumps,
with few exceptions in the foL--in of 2" black PVC pipe, do not
have distrib~tion systems. Kanuals were rregared English and in
Somali to descri5e specific recpdirments.
2.4.1 Well Maintenance
Regardless of how coxplexed, handpuns or diesel pump,
aaintenance of khe well itself is of primary importance, As
~entiuned above, s.znuais have been prepared to describe in
detail the specific requirements for each system. The reason
for inclusion of any discussion here to emphasize the
importance of these activities. On a routine basis, well
maintenance should at minimum consist of measuring the static
water level and of collecting samples on z monthly basis. This
data w ill serve as an early warning cP potential problems. In
eddition psriadic checks of yield shozLd be nade. If the