tracking system and community contribution and maintenance cost

By Project Well Posted on Tue 04 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

water quality monitoring is crucial of any new water system for at least 5-10 years until the results are known to be safe. It would be great to see the methods adopted by your organization on tracking using identification number of the mode of water supply, coordinates and locations and some documentation showing chemical, physical and bacteriological values of all the past and present, on-going projects. Do you have any data on bacteriological and chemical quality of the water of the springs used by the people in that area?

How much per family would contibute towards maintenance per month? The budget shows annual maintenance for each well as $8, does this mean USD70 is the annual maintenance cost of all thirty wells?

Water quality

By Protos Posted on Tue 28 Jul 2009, over 15 years ago

Hi PADI folks,
Small remark: somewhere you're talking about "maintain the pump", but, as far as i understand, you don't have any pump in this spring capping device.
Bigger question/remark: as we have discussed last year, this technology can not garantee safe water since there is high risk of contamination of the undeep water table. So, this "intermediate" solution should be used only in those places where alternatives are not available (and can not be made available in the next years or in a sustainable way) and under the condition that hygiene sensitization and water quality monitoring reduce the risks of health problems. Can you further explain a bit what PADI is doing with respect to water quality monitoring ? to hygiene sensitization ? to community mobilization and social control to be sure that rules are followed by every single man, woman, child, visitor and passer-by ?

Water quality

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Fri 07 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Dear Stef Lambrech, I am very sorry for not responding early to your questions, in our region for more than three weeks now we are facing a serious cut off of power due to the fact that over 65% of diesel machine used to produce electricity is not working waiting for spare from abroad (we have critical power problem most of works which depend on electricity have stopped or partially done in those days when the power is found).
On responding to your questions:
1. Small remark: "maintain the pump" : sorry this is typing error we are going to correct it.
2. Bigger question/remark:
• According to the water problem facing people in the project area limited funding sources this is the best alterative as it ensures clean and safe water than those wells before improved. Remember those un improved wells are open and easily accessed by several animals and human activities and some times are easily spoiled human activities. During rain season water from these sources are becoming very dirt. The cost used to construct one bore hole is able to be used to construct more than 30 improved traditional wells which also support large Number of people (it is cheaper) and stay in functioning for more than 15 years before requiring major repair . As you have said this "intermediate" solution should be used only in those places where alternatives are not available, and is what we are doing but bit save the purpose of supplying safe and clean water than before.
• To minimize risk of contaminations we educate community not to cultivate or practice any human activity within 100 meters around the wells, and we always encourage them to avoid deforestation instead practising a-forestation.
• They also have a routine of washing out the wells through wash out PVC once per week.
• Also there are some set rules within the village to ensure wells surroundings are maintained clean. Once among them do not conform with those set rules punishment is being administered either being given to clean the well surroundings or required to pay some money which may be used maintain the wells
• But we accept your observation for further water testing to see how much is safe for human use though for over ten years now the same water wells were constructed by the government and are sill being in use with clean water ( if I manage to get some chemical and physical analysis of the water from these sources we will share the informations).

Water extraction

By Blue Planet Network Posted on Tue 04 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Will water flow out of all the sources?
If yes, do you have taps?
If no, don't you need a pump?

There is no mention in your budget for this type of part. Please explain.

Water extraction

By Protos Posted on Thu 06 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

I know the technology Rajesh and it works without taps nor pumps. It's just a protected well and water is flowing freely. These constructions are build at natural springs and help to concentrate the flows (in order to have a "spring" instead of a lot of mud) and to protect a little bit the water quality.
Nevertheless, water quality can not be garanteed and the system needs an appropriate behaviour of the surrounding people + good monitoring system.
I hope the PADI team can help us for a better understanding of their approch with respect to this water quality topic.

Water extraction

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Fri 07 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Dear Stef Lambrecht thank you very much fo helping to clarify some technical is sues about our project. On the case of water quality :
• To minimize risk of contaminations we educate community not to cultivate or practice any human activity within 100 meters around the wells, and we always encourage them to avoid deforestation instead practising a-forestation.
• They also have a routine of washing out the wells through wash out PVC once per week.
• Also there are some set rules within the village to ensure wells surroundings are maintained clean. Once among them do not conform with those set rules punishment is being administered either being given to clean the well surroundings or required to pay some money which may be used maintain the wells

Water extraction

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Fri 07 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Yes, the water flow out of all the sources, we use galvanize pipes of 1.5 inches diameter, bamboo stick of similar diameter is acting as stopper instead of taps, we don’t need pump the water flow out through gravitational forces, try to see the photo attached in our proposal.

Water extraction

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Fri 07 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Yes, the water flow out of all the sources, we use galvanize pipes of 1.5 inches diameter, bamboo stick of similar diameter is acting as stopper instead of taps, we don’t need pump the water flow out through gravitational forces, try to see the photo attached in our proposal.

Water extraction

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Wed 12 Aug 2009, over 15 years ago

Yes, the water flow out of all the sources, we use galvanize pipes of 1.5 inches diameter, bamboo stick of similar diameter is acting as stopper instead of taps, we don’t need pump the water flow out through gravitational forces, try to see the photo attached in our proposal.