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project effects.
(4) A senior level training expert who could train WDA staff
and personnel from other projects who work directly with
villagers. This would include hydrologists, drillers,
civil works technicians and evaluation personnel.
Changes in Policies
(1) The role and retiponsibflities of c~munity water comrmittees
need to be clarified and integrated into the WDA
administrative Framewark. In tbe Bay Region, it seems that
the cumittees are willing and able to assume greater
responsibility fur financial and operational management.
Current regulations prohibit water committees from
purchasing fuel, spare parts and repair services on the
open market. Villagers axe oftea forced to circumt~ent
these restrictions in order to maiztain pump operations.
The elimination of these mles and WDA action to encourage
private sector participation would allow the committees
room for xiegotiation, and would increase their management
role- Specific areas include fuel supply, pump maintenance
and repairs. As an fmediate, interin measure, WDA might
allow co~zunity water cornnittees to withold ten percent of
the revenues collected fox emergency fuel purchases and
repairs ..
Donor support and contsibutions
The relative success of the CAP? indicates it is an
activity wortky of continued supper:. Donors including the
World Bank ard USAID should allocate between five and ten
percent of water develapaent funds to cornunity participation
and ta monitoring and evaluation activities. The immediate
priority 5s for the recruitment and training of Somali staff to
implesent these program companents. Tn addition, three to five
years of expatrinte technical assistance is needed to develop
these programs and manage them vhile counterparts are in
training and far a year or two following their return.
2.6 Water Quality Iaborztory
One of the xajor functions of the CGDP, in addition to
ex~laration and exploitation of wells, 5as been the trainins of
ch&?eists and the-upgrading of the water quality laborafory
located wfthin the XHWR componnd. The need for an efficient,
and cpalified Laboratory to fuzction in conjunction with a water
resource develcp3ent program is crucial not only during the
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developnent szages, but also for the nar~tenance and operation