Report: Safe water system at Nhan Trach

Design and construction of a clean water supply system with a water treatment facility, pump installation, 12,000 m of water transmission and distribution pipelines, electrical and control systems and a sludge drying bed. A hygiene and sanitation behavio

2009-11-01
2010-03-31
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Nhan Trach Commune is a coastal commune, located South of Bo Trach District, east of the East Sea, west of Ly Trach Commune and north of Dai Trach Commune.
There are 10,200 people living in 1,977 households in the commune, of which 962 households are in the seven beneficiary hamlets.
Most of people in this commune live by fishing and the rest have small businesses.
Nhan Trach Commune uses water from drilled and dug wells. These water sources cannot be used for cooking and drinking, although they are used for washing, because they are contaminated with salt. People obtain drinking water 1 km from their homes. Furthermore, water related health issues are common.
About 60% of households have hygienic latrines and most of them are dry pit systems. About 20% of the 962 households in the seven project hamlets are interested in building partly subsidized self contained pour flush hygienic latrines. It is anticipated that at least 855 households (43 % of the total households in the commune), will choose to be connected to the piped water system. The number of households willing to connect to the system will be determined before the start of the project to ensure sufficient numbers of customers for long-term sustainability.
The beneficiaries have agreed to participate in the project and contribute as much as possible to the construction of the system. They will be required to provide the free labour required for digging and backfilling the pipeline trenches, pay the full upfront costs of their house connections and pay monthly consumptionÐbased water tariffs to cover operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and potential expansion costs.

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Drinking Water - Community
Hygiene Education

¥ Assessment of the needs of local residents for safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene in the project area.
¥ Assessment of the willingness and ability of beneficiaries to pay for both initial investment costs for house connections and monthly consumption-based water tariffs; and, contribution of labor to the construction for digging and backfilling pipeline trenches.
¥ Identification of the most convenient, highest capacity, best quality and most reliable water supply in the area (two drilled wells).
¥ Water quality testing of the two drilled wells and certification of the source as fit for drinking before commencement of design and construction.
¥ Hold consultation meetings with potential beneficiary groups and local authorities in order to allow everyone to voice their concerns and opinions about the proposed project as well as to share local knowledge and experience about clean water usage and hygiene issues.
¥ The following standard activities will be carried out: design and construction of two drilled wells, two intake pumps (submersible or centrifugal depending upon the selected water source depth), intake piping, water treatment system and water storage tank (as determined by the water quality test results and location details), electrical and control systems and the water transmission and distribution systems (about 12,000 m). A water production meter will be installed on the outlet to the main distribution line to monitor water production and downstream water losses.
¥ Technical and management skills training of Water Managers and the Project Management Board to ensure that the proper system operations and maintenance activities will be undertaken when EMW involvement ceases.
¥ Carry out a hygiene and sanitation behavioral change program to maximize the community health benefits of the new water supply system. The EMW Hygiene and Sanitation Behavioral Change (HSBC) program will raise awareness, provide training and provide financial incentives to help families build hygienic latrines and carry out social marketing activities to encourage people to adopt more effective hygiene and sanitation behaviors.

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The local authorities of Nhan Trach Commune and Bo Trach District, EMW and the residents of Nhan Quang, Nhan Nam, Khoi, Nam, Dinh and Bac Hamlets.

Project Summary

Project ID :  276
Application ID : 278
Owner : East Meets West Foundation
Status : Completed
Country : Vietnam
Last Report
  Update		 : 04 May, 2011
(9 months ago)
Last Progress/
  Status Report		 : None

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