Drilled 6 boreholes next to clinics maintained by MSH, providing water to the nearby community. H20+ unifies health, water, sanitation, and education activities at the community level for a maximum technical synergy and cost-effectiveness.
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Narrative
The Pallisa project was funded by the S.L. Gimbel Foundation through Blue Planet network, and done in partnership with Management Sciences for Health. ILF and its partners were charged to provide clean water at six health centers. ILF was able to successfully install six boreholes, each with a trained Water User Committees in the Pallisa District of Eastern Uganda. The grant's intent, as described in the award and agreement letter, was to "Enable sustainable clean water and associated education and health benefits for up to 3,900 people in rural communities in Eastern Uganda." ILF was able to exceed this goal by providing access to drinking water to the six health centers, and also to a total of 7,037 individuals.
All of the water sources from this project are deep boreholes that have aquifers sourced in the basement. Biological and chemical water quality analysis confirmed that all the water sources are providing clean water that meets or exceeds Uganda National standards for drinking water. Five of the six boreholes were sited on the health center compound, and the last was sited 150 meters away, because of the lack of groundwater presence on the health center compound. The flow rates for each of the six boreholes were very good, and two of the boreholes (Kanyum and Opweteta) have a flow rate that is high enough (>3 m3/hr) to support a submersible pump. Indian Mark U3M hand pumps were installed on all the water sources which are rustproof and have a long time interval between repairs. A borehole commissioning ceremony was held and district, sub-county, WUC chairman, LC1 and community members were invited. There was a strong turnout of 50 invited guests and another 50 community members at Kanyum borehole. During the ceremony, the borehole at Kanyum was dedicated to Amuge Theresa, an elderly woman, who donated the land for the health center.
H2O Health Plus' first priority was for ILF, as Blue Planet Network's member and expert in water, hygiene, and sanitation project implementation, to conduct thorough evaluations and baseline surveys of the water and sanitation needs of each community, school, and health clinic in the Pallisa District. ILF collected information including population density, distance to closest water source, geological and hydrological surveys, community readiness and ownership, location of health clinics and schools, and health and education indicators. ILF's full implementation process is summarized through 12 steps, from beneficiary selection to completion of a functioning borehole and fully trained Water User Committee.
The beneficiary selection began with a list of health centers provided by the District Health Office, in coordination with MSH. Unfortunately, none of these centers were good candidates for boreholes, either because they were located within 100 meters of a water source, or boreholes had been previously attempted and had come up dry at those sites. From there ILF performed site assessments at 17 health clinics and visited 36 water sources to select a final six health clinics. These six were selected based on four criteria: closest water point, size of community, groundwater potential and likelihood of siting borehole within health clinic grounds, and whether the health clinic admits patients overnight or has a maternity ward. The sites chosen were then confirmed with the District Water Office and District Health Office. Once the locations were selected, the second step was for ILF to administer baseline surveys at the village level. These surveys are meant to gather information in four focus areas: current water access, the sanitation situation, hygiene practices, and household social-economic situation. These surveys allow ILF and its staff to understand the situation and the needs of the particular region in order to have the most impact and ensure the sustainability of the projects. Prior to ILF’s intervention, the community members living around the health clinics chosen were gathering their water from unprotected springs, protected springs, and shallow and deep boreholes. Their source depended on the village; some had boreholes on the other side of the village from the clinic, others did not. Most of the people traveled between 1/2km and 5km to gather their water. The overwhelming majority of people collecting water were women and children. Latrine coverage ranged from 68%-89%. The third step is borehole siting. Selecting the exact location is based on the presence of groundwater and required setbacks, and not on individual desires, local politics or community factions in order to ensure that the best location is selected.
The fourth step is for ILF to facilitate the creation and training of a WUC for each borehole. These committees are created in order to ensure proper usage, continued functionality and borehole oversight during the lifespan of the borehole. Seven trainings were conducted by ILF's Sanitation and Hygiene team during this project, one at each successful borehole and one at the Kachuru site before the decision was made to change sites because of low groundwater yield. These committees, along with the VHTs, are elected by their community and are trained to lead in the operation and maintenance of the water points to ensure continuous functionality and sustainability on behalf of the community
The next four steps, drilling, borehole completion, borehole development and slab casting, each went well and resulted in six functioning boreholes. While twelve boreholes were drilled, ranging in depth from 27.90m to 47.85 meters, six boreholes ended up being dry due to the geological constraints. The final six boreholes were completed with 4 1/2 inch plastic casing, gravel packed above the screen casing and a sanitary seal installed with cement to the surface. All six completed boreholes produce clear water, with the concrete slabs easily installed. A signpost with the names of ILF, donors and implementing partners, as well as the DWO number, date and village, was placed at each borehole site.
Step 9 is the pump (aquifer) test, and each of the six boreholes far exceeded the national standards. Next, the hand pump was installed in the borehole, each with an Indian Mark U3M. This was a new model for ILF, and was requested by the District Water Office. This model has the benefit of having no iron parts that could rust, increasing its functional longevity. Step 11 is to test the quality of the water. All six water sources provided drinking quality water that met or exceeded national chemical and biological standards. The chemical analysis was performed by a technical lab and administered by the Ugandan National Government, and ILF WASH team conducted the biological analysis. Finally, a borehole completion report was submitted to the Ministry of Water and Environment for all six successful boreholes and four of the non-successful boreholes per national guidelines.
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Scott Patterson of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Mon 03 Dec 2012, About 13 Years ago
Meeting MSH: Emamu John, Dr. Isabirye Fred, Siraj and the DHI.
This meeting focused on the roles to be executed by each implementing partner paying attention
and discussions on progress made with respect as status date.The H2O+ concept paper attributes the following roles:
MSH’s Role:
i. MSH will take primary responsibility for conducting baseline surveys and gathering all
information relevant to clean water and sanitation activities, including population density,
distance to closest water sources, latrine coverage and assessment of community’s
capacities.
ii. MSH will likewise be responsible for mobilizing the communities to support project
implementation, including preparatory activities (e.g., road-clearing) and assistance to the
ILF drilling team during the borehole production phase.
iii. MSH and ILF will work together to promote community responsibility for operations and
maintenance, including establishing and training local water user committees and setting up
of a water usage fee system.
Hygiene and Sanitation:
iv. MSH will take responsibility for: (1) setting up/training village hygiene/health teams on
proper hygiene practices such as hand washing, safe water transport/storage and point-ofuse
water treatment; and (2) monitoring the performance of those teams in regard to
education of community members on those practices.
v. H20+ will partner with local non-profit organizations to implement CLTS, including local
affiliates of Lutheran World Foundation and Plan International as well as NETWAS –
Uganda. The CLTS approach is an important component of H2O+, as it will help H20+
identify leaders across the targeted districts and increase community support for all aspects
of the project.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
vi. MSH will oversee on-the-ground M&E, which will include periodic on-site visits, data
collection/evaluation, and training staff to use BPN’s text-messaging tracking tools to
collect and transfer data. Monitors will report on indicators such as water usage/flow rates,
borehole conditions, latrine coverage, hand-washing facilities/practices, clinic visits and
school attendance.
Discussions centerd around the roles of the different partners namely ILF and MSH (Star E) whereupon the
following information was realsied:
• MSH had no background information of the listed roles and responsibilities as stated above.
The informationb was not shared earlier.
• With regards to water point management. Some health centres already have boreholes and the
health centre management can be interviewed to know how the water source is being managed.
• Within the list of sub-counties, particular health facilities were zeroed in for the field visit:
o Agule HC III
o Apopong HC III
o Obutet HC II
o Nagwere HC III
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o Mpongi HC III
o Kabwangasi HC III4.
Items to followup later.
• MSH to share dates ofconducting baseline survey.
• ILF to share sample baseline survey questionnaire. - Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Dec, 2012 Preparation Phase
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Scott Patterson of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Fri 30 Nov 2012, About 13 Years ago
Borehole completion report
Attached is the completion report for Obutet HC II
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Scott Patterson of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Wed 21 Nov 2012, About 13 Years ago
Borehole construction completed
Borehole construction completed and successful at Obutet HC II
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Scott Patterson of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Wed 14 Nov 2012, About 13 Years ago
First borehole implemented at Obutet Health Clinic II
The first borehole we are implementing in Palisa District is at Obutet Health Clinic II. It is located in Gogonyo Sub-County, Village: Ogurutapa, 437 Households. The borehole was drilled within the fenced compound of the health clinic to a total depth of 27.9 m with a healthy water flow rate. photo 082 of drilling rig at health clinic.
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Rajesh Shah of Peer Water ExchangeImplementation Status: pending Tue 23 Oct 2012, About 13 Years ago
Note of David meeting Betty
Hi all,
I look forward to hearing more about Palissa. As we learned in talking to WSSCC NGO's are choosing to work with the national and local govs to implement. Palissa is one of the WSSCC districts.
I believe that one reason is because of the leadership of Betty Bigombe, Minister for Water and the Environment. She moderated the 3 hour session on Gender and Water in Stockholm. I ended up "serving her dinner", at the reception that evening. This approach may be an alternative for H2O Health Plus, especially since MSH is working through the same Village Health Teams.
Best,
David
ReachScale I David_WilcoxDear David -
Thank you very much for getting in touch.
It was absolutely wonderful to chat with you.
I think there are many opportunities, especially if one moves smartly to secure funds amids the competition for resources.
I hope you have a productive visit to New York.
My very best to Jackson Kaguri.
Warm regards,
Betty
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Rajesh Shah of Peer Water ExchangeImplementation Status: pending Mon 22 Oct 2012, About 13 Years ago
Palissa research from MSH
All,
Attached is a brief research document on some current water and sanitation programs in Palissa. I’m in Seattle for a few days and won’t be back in Cambridge until Thursday. Happy to set up a call for sometime Thursday – or the following week.
In the meantime, please provide comments on the document that Rajesh sent around last week.
Best,
JulieJulie Barrett O’Brien
Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
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Rajesh Shah of Peer Water ExchangeImplementation Status: pending Mon 15 Oct 2012, About 13 Years ago
Framework for working on H2O+ Pilot
Hi,
Julie, Edward, Ivan and i had a good call. We made some progress which is shared in the attached updated framework.
Without ILF we could not make certain decisions, but have made changes to roles based on our first call. These are to be discussed, not to be seen as final.
Look forward to our next call.
Regards,
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Nicholas Mancus of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Sun 16 Sep 2012, About 13 Years ago
Meeting with the District Water Office
Meeting District water office: Mr Onyango,Patrick (DWO), Mr. Gadala.
General Water Situation:
• Some counties are water stressed not due to inequality in service provision but due to variation in groundwater potential. These sub-counties are Kameke, Gogonyo and Agule.
• There are critical requirements demanded by the district in a WASH implementation.
o Gender equity in formation of a WuC atleast 50% woman, 100% women even better.(Atleast the treasurer should be a woman).
o Land Agreements to avoid an individual personalizing the facility in the future.
o A three year O and M plan.
o Community map showing potential sites for putting a water point.
Challenges
• Salty water close to the lake.
• Within the Town Council, the town water supply is not safe/effective-initially system drew water from filtration galleries and minimally treated. But currently the system has failed and as a result turbid water is produced due in part to papyrus.
• WEDA is targeting ODF in the villages in which they are implementing. A water source comes as a reward for an ODF free situation.
• Actionaid mostly into sensitization in schools(management of water sources not taken into account so much).
• In Kakoro/Kabwangasi there is an NGO Lodoi Development Fund which addresses WASH in particular hygiene and Sanitation and also implements alternative technologies and protected
Springs.
• With regard s to general HC situation in terms of water supply, RUWASA had implemented some boreholes in some health centres. Although some difficulty comes about in implementing,
management systems and incase facility breaks down it’s unclear who repairs it in the absence of a management structure. Attempts should be made to integrate the community (who are also
water users) to the health centre personnel who manage the water point.
• Need to advocates strong bylaws implementation.
• Need for buck up to the bylaws for better implementation.
• Politicians increasingly becoming a problem in implementation by interfering with implementation of punitive measures that may be implemented to members of the community.
• District undertakes repairs beyond 200,000/=.
• Need to stress preventive maintenance so that the chances of boreholes breaking down are minimized.
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Nicholas Mancus of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Sat 15 Sep 2012, About 13 Years ago
Meeting with the District TB/Leprosy Coordinator
Meeting District TB/Leprosy Coordinator
• Program is very welcome in Pallisa.
• Water and Sanitation coverage in Pallisa is quite low. (Water at 50% and sanitation less than 30%)
Challenges likely to be expected:
• Land wrangles due to population pressures. Average household has 8 children.
• Collection of water user fees (Operation and maintenance).
• Lax attitude of communities to take care of water points. Need for additional sensitization.
• Implementation of software is very important t and should not be undervalued should, there is need to maintain the safe water chain as provision of a safe water source is further undermined by a break in the safe water chain.
• Copies of MoU, agreements, terms of references should be presented to the respective offices. -
Nicholas Mancus of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Wed 05 Sep 2012, Over 13 Years ago
Site visit - 2nd visit August - September
Second trip made 27th August to 1st September 2012.
I. Purposes of the trip.
• Ascertain available institutional structures-Leadership (chief, councilors, and government officials) and specifically priorities with respect to water resources management.
• View existing water sources and conformity with ILF standards i.e fence, state of compound, physical BH maintenance.
• Ascertain the role of women and youth with respect to water.
• Determine present costs associated with water.
• Ascertain present expertise and skills Administrative; technical; financial; leadership.
• Ascertain community education and training needs wth respect to water, hygiene and sanitation.
• Review present updated water supply figures, quality; distance; quantity (expected consumption after upgrading) coverage figures.
• Sanitation facilities Toilets, disposal systems; washing hands;
prevalence.
• Financial prospects-Improved per capita income to support O&M.
• Public facilities Schools; clinics, hospitals; transport; recreation centr
• Population Expected rate of increase and controlling factors.
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Meeting with Palissa DHO and CAO
1. Meeting Pallisa DHO
• The project is very welcome in Pallisa since water, sanitation/hygiene and health are interconnected.
• Adviced ILF to meet the relevant stakeholders and CAO who is the administrative head of the district since a lot od documentation exists that can be of help.2. Meeting CAO Pallisa -Mr. Mboge Isa.
• Welcome the team and the program to Pallisa.
• Reiterated the low coverage of water and sanitation in the district.
• Pledged to render the necessary support for a smooth implementation of the activity.
• The activity is very important because in addition to helping people it also contributes to the
MDGs.
• Noted that the government budgets for water and sanitation but owing to little resources, only a small coverage increase is realized each year.
• Noted that as wew go to implement, O and M needs to be put in the core of the activities to be implemented. Currently any facilities have been put in health centres and other establishments
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Nicholas Mancus of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Sun 02 Sep 2012, Over 13 Years ago
Meeting with Wera Development Agency
Meeting WEDA (Wera Development Agency) being funded by water Aid and EU.
Profile:
• WEDA stands for Wera Development Agency, named after Wera the origin of the organization located in Amuria district, it was founded
• It has been in Pallisa for one year.(Since June 2011).
• Has 5 staff on the groundwater officers (software) present in the sub-counties of Gogonyo, Agule, and Bulangira, Kinji in Kibuuku district. Impelmenttation in the sub-counties started when Kibuuku was still Pallisa district.
• WEDA covers 33 communities, has srilled 3 water points so far located in Tirinyi, Agul and Gogonyo sub-counties.Challenges
• New districts emerging necessitating double coordination and loss of information retention.
• Salty water points sometimes necessitating drilling more than once. (water point in Gogonyo was disconnected and
• CLTS triggers but not very good at retention (the pressure wanes off) Therefore CLTS has been combined with cluster.
• By-laws are seldom implemented and this contributes to the lax attitude among the community members.
• The fishing communities are hard to deal with since they are very mobile.
• Initial capital contribution a challenge-there’s a trust problem in some project areas.
• A problem with the accountability mechanism (money sent to sub-county can not be tracked).
• Lack of local materials to fence the water points.
• District officials require funding for filed visits prior to the actual visit. -
Nicholas Mancus of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Mon 02 Jul 2012, Over 13 Years ago
Safe access to water and challenges faced
Like many parts of Uganda, 64% and 14% of the water collection is done by women and children respectively. But out of the existing water points ,the water user committees are composed of 47%
Female and 53% male.
The is a relatively high knowledge of safe water chain with 79% of respondents making efforts in keeping the water from contamination and a further 50% using two containers for drawing drinking
water.
Of the respondents, 86% have latrines. This is a huge contrast from the average latrine coverage of 67.5% mainly due to the relatively urban nature of the locations of the health facilities.
The respondents have a fairly good knowledge of the dangers of open defecation with 50% saying it brings sicknesses, 21% saying it’s not a good practice and a further 7% going further to suggest
punitive measures that should be instituted for combating the vice.Challenges faced:
• Initially activities were not properly coordinated. It took some time for operations to gain momentum; as such some objectives of the mission were not fulfilled.
• Language barrier-this problem was mitigated by the use of MSH personnel for interpretation purposes.
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Vahid Jahangiri of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Mon 30 Apr 2012, Over 13 Years ago
Conclusion and recommendations for the implementation of the project
From both key informant and individual interview responses, it is undoubtedly clear access to water remains a big problem in Pallisa. However, a few practical concerns with respect to this
program are still not addressed.• No agreement or MoU exists as yet and these are required prior to implementation.
• Sharing of information seems to have not been effectively done. MSH had no idea what was spelt out in the concept paper as their roles and responsibilities.
• In all the health centers there was ongoing construction works, this poses an hitherto unforeseen challenge. The water demand in the presence of in-house patients (admissions)
will exponentially increase. Various countries have various demands for water in hospitals in terms of litres per bed. The effect of this to the project is that there will be need to drill
boreholes that can be motorized. This consequently means bigger size of casings and therefore resurrects an old problem of machinery capacity.
In terms of material sourcing-a relatively large supplier of pump parts was identified in
Mbale town whose prices are more less within range of the Kampala suppliers.
• While it’s recognized that a remarkable water shortage exists. Drilling of boreholes in the
health centers may lead in some cases to the spacing of boreholes being less than 500m
from each other. This may have some hydrogeological consequences, a further in depth
study will be done and clarification needs to be sought from district water department.
Properties of the wells located near the health facilities especially Nabwere, Mpongi and Agule need to be closely studied to avoid drilling a borehole within the cone of influence of the existing well as it ends up affecting the functionality of the current wells.
• Formation of water user committees needs to take into consideration participation of health centre staff and surrounding communities which will be using the water. -
Vahid Jahangiri of International Lifeline FundImplementation Status: completed Thu 26 Apr 2012, Over 13 Years ago
First visit to the site in April
First trip 24th -26th April 2012-Reconnaissance trip.
Purpose: Technical feasibility, map out key actors in WASH, have a look at IPA chlorine
dispensers and their usage.Findings:
• Safe water coverage at 50%
• High chances of collapsing formations, and salty water and dry wells near the lake.
• Sub-counties in dire need: Butebo, Kameke, Kibaale, Kamuge, Akisimi.
• Geologically average depth of overburden 20m but extending to 30m in other areas.
• Average depth of boreholes range from 50 to 60 meters.
• Recommended casings dimensions (8” temporal, 5” permanent).
• Mapping out of major WASH actors in the district. WEDA.
Drilled 6 boreholes next to clinics maintained by MSH, providing water to the nearby community. H20+ unifies health, water, sanitation, and education activities at the community level for a maximum technical synergy and cost-effectiveness.
Narrative
The Pallisa project was funded by the S.L. Gimbel Foundation through Blue Planet network, and done in partnership with Management Sciences for Health. ILF and its partners were charged to provide clean water at six health centers. ILF was able to successfully install six boreholes, each with a trained Water User Committees in the Pallisa District of Eastern Uganda. The grant's intent, as described in the award and agreement letter, was to "Enable sustainable clean water and associated education and health benefits for up to 3,900 people in rural communities in Eastern Uganda." ILF was able to exceed this goal by providing access to drinking water to the six health centers, and also to a total of 7,037 individuals.
All of the water sources from this project are deep boreholes that have aquifers sourced in the basement. Biological and chemical water quality analysis confirmed that all the water sources are providing clean water that meets or exceeds Uganda National standards for drinking water. Five of the six boreholes were sited on the health center compound, and the last was sited 150 meters away, because of the lack of groundwater presence on the health center compound. The flow rates for each of the six boreholes were very good, and two of the boreholes (Kanyum and Opweteta) have a flow rate that is high enough (>3 m3/hr) to support a submersible pump. Indian Mark U3M hand pumps were installed on all the water sources which are rustproof and have a long time interval between repairs. A borehole commissioning ceremony was held and district, sub-county, WUC chairman, LC1 and community members were invited. There was a strong turnout of 50 invited guests and another 50 community members at Kanyum borehole. During the ceremony, the borehole at Kanyum was dedicated to Amuge Theresa, an elderly woman, who donated the land for the health center.
H2O Health Plus' first priority was for ILF, as Blue Planet Network's member and expert in water, hygiene, and sanitation project implementation, to conduct thorough evaluations and baseline surveys of the water and sanitation needs of each community, school, and health clinic in the Pallisa District. ILF collected information including population density, distance to closest water source, geological and hydrological surveys, community readiness and ownership, location of health clinics and schools, and health and education indicators. ILF's full implementation process is summarized through 12 steps, from beneficiary selection to completion of a functioning borehole and fully trained Water User Committee.
The beneficiary selection began with a list of health centers provided by the District Health Office, in coordination with MSH. Unfortunately, none of these centers were good candidates for boreholes, either because they were located within 100 meters of a water source, or boreholes had been previously attempted and had come up dry at those sites. From there ILF performed site assessments at 17 health clinics and visited 36 water sources to select a final six health clinics. These six were selected based on four criteria: closest water point, size of community, groundwater potential and likelihood of siting borehole within health clinic grounds, and whether the health clinic admits patients overnight or has a maternity ward. The sites chosen were then confirmed with the District Water Office and District Health Office. Once the locations were selected, the second step was for ILF to administer baseline surveys at the village level. These surveys are meant to gather information in four focus areas: current water access, the sanitation situation, hygiene practices, and household social-economic situation. These surveys allow ILF and its staff to understand the situation and the needs of the particular region in order to have the most impact and ensure the sustainability of the projects. Prior to ILF’s intervention, the community members living around the health clinics chosen were gathering their water from unprotected springs, protected springs, and shallow and deep boreholes. Their source depended on the village; some had boreholes on the other side of the village from the clinic, others did not. Most of the people traveled between 1/2km and 5km to gather their water. The overwhelming majority of people collecting water were women and children. Latrine coverage ranged from 68%-89%. The third step is borehole siting. Selecting the exact location is based on the presence of groundwater and required setbacks, and not on individual desires, local politics or community factions in order to ensure that the best location is selected.
The fourth step is for ILF to facilitate the creation and training of a WUC for each borehole. These committees are created in order to ensure proper usage, continued functionality and borehole oversight during the lifespan of the borehole. Seven trainings were conducted by ILF's Sanitation and Hygiene team during this project, one at each successful borehole and one at the Kachuru site before the decision was made to change sites because of low groundwater yield. These committees, along with the VHTs, are elected by their community and are trained to lead in the operation and maintenance of the water points to ensure continuous functionality and sustainability on behalf of the community
The next four steps, drilling, borehole completion, borehole development and slab casting, each went well and resulted in six functioning boreholes. While twelve boreholes were drilled, ranging in depth from 27.90m to 47.85 meters, six boreholes ended up being dry due to the geological constraints. The final six boreholes were completed with 4 1/2 inch plastic casing, gravel packed above the screen casing and a sanitary seal installed with cement to the surface. All six completed boreholes produce clear water, with the concrete slabs easily installed. A signpost with the names of ILF, donors and implementing partners, as well as the DWO number, date and village, was placed at each borehole site.
Step 9 is the pump (aquifer) test, and each of the six boreholes far exceeded the national standards. Next, the hand pump was installed in the borehole, each with an Indian Mark U3M. This was a new model for ILF, and was requested by the District Water Office. This model has the benefit of having no iron parts that could rust, increasing its functional longevity. Step 11 is to test the quality of the water. All six water sources provided drinking quality water that met or exceeded national chemical and biological standards. The chemical analysis was performed by a technical lab and administered by the Ugandan National Government, and ILF WASH team conducted the biological analysis. Finally, a borehole completion report was submitted to the Ministry of Water and Environment for all six successful boreholes and four of the non-successful boreholes per national guidelines.
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