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The village reservoirs or collection ponds (war, wara, or
- uars) are large, hand dug pits which store up to 1500 cubic
meters of water and average about 800 cubic meters. There are
from 40 to 50 gavernment-built wars with capacities ranging from
5000 to 20,06fr cubic meters. The total number of wars in the
Bay Region is estimated to be 9000 (Watson and Nimmo 3982).
Host villages have access to one or mare wars. The number,
size, and reliabilty of these reservoirs when near a village to
a large determines its population throughout the year.
According to the Sscioeconomic Study of the Bay Region, 94
percent of the villages have access to at least one wax and 70
percent have access to two or muse (Wyoming, 1984). Only one
village in four has a reservoir which provides a reliable supply
of water throughout the year. Table 2.3.1 indicates the
reliablity af the supply of water in village reservoirs in the
Bay Rsgion.
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Table 2.3-1. Reliability of Village Xeservoirs*
I--L-LII--------------------------------------------------------
Reliability Seasons when war normally has water
----I---------------------------------- Numf>er
level DayrJrain Jilaal/dry Gu/rain Hagai/rain
I'-LII---CI------I--11----------------------*---------d----------*-
Percent
Moderate x x x 32 40%
---------11---11-1---------L---------------------------------------
* Based on data from the Socioeconomic aaseline Study of the Bay
Region (Wyoming 1984:Vol I:83-84).
During years with long dry periods, resewairs in many of
the vilLages with normally reliable supplies will also became
dry. ~uuing the dry seasons, in villages with old WDA and new
CGDP wells, people and livestock come fxom villaqes 5 , 10 and
sometimes more than 20 kilometers away to collect water. These
facilities are also used by nomads. During the wet seasons,
both drilled wells and wars are used primarily by residents of
nearby villages. Convenience, and the fact that residents do
not pay for water from their wars, substantially limits the use
of drilled wells when adequate supclies are available elsewhere.
3.1,2. Administrative Divisions
The Bay Region is divided into four districts: Baidoa
(3aydhaboj; Xansax (Qansax) Dheere; Euur AcaSa (Buur Xakaba)