¥ 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 21,000 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.
