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