The paper discusses the level of service attained in the Shinyanga shallow wells project, in terms of three major parameters - quality, quantity and accessibility. A fourth important aspect is added, that of reliability.
| Title | Wells and hand pumps in Shinyanga region, Tanzania : level of service from small scale water supplies |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1982 |
| Authors | Andersson, I |
| Secondary Title | Research paper / Bralup |
| Volume | no. 77 |
| Pagination | 66 p. : fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1982-01-01 |
| Publisher | University of Dar es Salaam, Bureau of Resource Assesssment and Land Use Planning |
| Place Published | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Keywords | access to water, benefits, hand pumps, institutional framework, m, maintenance, piped distribution, shallow wells, tanzania shinyanga, water quality, water quantity |
| Abstract | The paper discusses the level of service attained in the Shinyanga shallow wells project, in terms of three major parameters - quality, quantity and accessibility. A fourth important aspect is added, that of reliability. The problems facing the project today, several years after the handover to the Tanzanian administration, are presented, based on a survey carried out in January 1982. Special emphasis is placed on the frequency of breakdowns of hand pumps and the inadequacy of the maintenance organization. The priority ranking of the objectives of improved water supply from the point of view of the consumer is presented and the benefits of the project are evaluated. The results of the survey indicate that a more appropriate strategy would be two seperate projects - one involving improvement of traditional groundwater sources without the use of hand pumps, and another drilled well programme for areas without sufficient shallow groundwater, utilizing hand pumps |
| Notes | Bibliography: p. 64-66 |
| Custom 1 | 824 |
