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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"rural water supply"”.
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Sand-storage dams : an alternate method of rural water supply in Namibia
… for the provision, operation and maintenance of rural water supply. However, in accordance with the principles advocated in the country's new Water and Sanitation Policy (WASP), an emphasis has been placed on shifting this responsibility to the communities utilising these water supplies (DWA, …
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Looking beyond decentralization : local institutional innovations for rural water supply in Kerala, India
… and neglect of large, centrally planned rural water schemes, alternative institutional arrangements for rural water management have focused on devolution of authority for decision making, design and operations to local governments. The aims of this reform are, in part, to increase the …
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Social vulnerabilities and adaptation options to climatic hazards affecting rural water supply in Barotse floodplain catchment.
… and shifts in precipitation patterns threatening water supply systems in the Barotse Floodplain. This has adversely affected the rural communities in the Barotse floodplain as water supply systems are crucial for their livelihoods and well-being. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the …
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Social vulnerabilities and adaptation options to climatic hazards affecting rural water supply in Barotse floodplain catchment.
… and shifts in precipitation patterns threatening water supply systems in the Barotse Floodplain. This has adversely affected the rural communities in the Barotse floodplain as water supply systems are crucial for their livelihoods and well-being. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the …
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'Composite' models of project management : integration of control-oriented and adaptive approaches in rural water supply
… Development Association (IDA) assisted rural water supply and sanitation project in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, to raise some important questions about how donor-assisted projects are administered in developing countries. The paper analyzes some unusual findings from the project …
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Performance assessment of rural water supply system: A case study of Matatani Village, Musina Local Municipality, South Africa
Assessment of the performance of a water supply system is essential to ensure its effectiveness in supplying water to households. The study assessed the performance of rural water supply system using Matatani Village as a case study. Field observations were conducted to identify existing water …
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Assessing the Implications of Water Supply Technology on the Sustainability of Rural Water Supply in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
This study assessed sustainability of rural water supply projects in Bahi and Chamwino districts, Dodoma, central Tanzania. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. In order to study different types of projects two strata were created basing on extraction methods used. A total of 24 …
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Influence of real-time information provided by a mobile phone on the management of rural water supply quality
In South Africa, access to safe drinking water is a human right that is explicitly stated in the constitution. Most metro municipalities are meeting the drinking water quality targets, but the smaller rural environments are failing to provide water of acceptable drinking water quality. Reasons …
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A study of the factors affecting the sustainability of community managed rural water supply schemes in Sri Lanka
Disparities in water supply coverage in urban and rural areas are high in developing countries, with rural coverage being much lower. The inability of governments to provide the service because of resource constraints, and the paradigm shift in development that called for a bottom up approach to …
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Analysis of slipback of rural water supply systems in India using FIETS framework and IMIS database : Gujarat Case Study
… is to address the failure rate or "slipback" of rural water supply systems in India by analyzing performance of previous water projects using the national government database called IMIS. Data analysis and visualization tools are used on the IMIS in combination with the FIETS framework for …
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A Parametric Simulation Model for Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Remote Monitoring for Risk Reduction in Rural Water Supply Systems and Application to the Tazewell County, Virginia System
… remote facility monitoring for risk reduction in rural water supply systems by performing a break-even analysis that compares operating costs with manual and remote monitoring. Water system operating cost includes the value of water loss (i.e., realized risk) resulting from operating excursions …
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Sustainability of Rural Water Services in Low-Income Countries: Case studies in sub-Saharan Africa
Access to adequate water and sanitation is fundamental to enhancing the quality of life for rural populations. Over the past few decades substantial amounts of money have been spent and efforts made to provide rural water supply services in various developing countries. However, the provision of …
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Local-level institutions and common property resource management in the Khorixas regional constituency, Namibia
In 1993, the Government of Namibia formulated the Rural Water Supply Policy which provides for the establishment of the Water Point Committees to take responsibility for management of water supply in rural areas. By establishing these local-level water management institutions, policy makers in …
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Assessment of Atrazine in a Rural Water Source: Rough River Lake, Kentucky
… US corn production, impacts quality of drinking water for many rural water supply systems. Four systems at Rough River Lake, Kentucky, have had high levels of atrazine in raw water and in some cases finished water that have exceeded the legal limit of 3 parts per billion (ppb). The Rough River …
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Characteristics of Stakeholder Networks Supporting Institutional Development in Rural Water Service Delivery
… supported cases of institutional development in rural water sectors in Ghana, Malawi, India, Tajikistan, and Bolivia. Institutions studied included local governments, a national government institution, and community operator committees managing water treatment facilities. Interviews with 162 …
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Removal of Heavy Metals from Drinking Water by Adsorption onto Limestone with a Focus on Copper and Aluminum Applications
… copper, aluminum, zinc, and selenium in drinking water are found to have deleterious effects on human health. Hence, finding methods for reducing their levels is critical. Iron-coated limestone is used as an adsorption material for the removal of heavy metals from drinking water. Removal of heavy …
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Atrazine Contamination in a Rural Source-Water Supply: Spa Lake, Lewisburg, Kentucky
… Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Drinking Water Protection Division, to investigate methods to improve source-water quality for rural-water supply systems (RWSS). Through partial funding from the EPA, WKU developed a Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality (TACWQ), which focused …