Rural Drinking Water Projects Research Articles

A holistic framework for evaluating and planning sustainable rural drinking water projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Clean water facilities and services are failing the population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), hindering the goal of “Water for All” owing to unsustainable drinking water projects and infrastructure. A vast body of literature has examined the lack of sustainability in drinking water projects, identifying: economic, technological, planning, social and political factors. However, much of the existing literature reflects fragmented and siloed thinking, often focusing on specific issues without a holistic view, masking root causes, and overlooking multi-level stakeholder involvement, necessitating deeper analysis. In addition, most studies view individual projects as pertaining to a single spatial level—such as the village level—detached from its regional or global ecosystem. This paper introduces the “Holistic Integrated Framework” developed through a study in Siaya County, Kenya, on the sustainability of water projects aimed at bridging these gaps. This tool can enhance our understanding of sustainability, allowing for a comprehensive examination and understanding of the problems. It enables the identification of multiple spatial and governance levels and their cross referencing with sustainability categories. It uncovers essential underlying factors driving project sustainability and assesses stakeholders' interconnectedness as well as the direct impact of their actions, thus assisting in addressing the myriad obstacles to sustainability. Furthermore, it identifies the regional feedback loops that perpetuate these problems. The tool is exemplified through a case study illustrating the complexity and fragility of sustainability's, emphasizing the need for a detailed, comprehensive analysis to mitigate risks.

The Operational Management Model for the Provision of Rural Drinking Water in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

For the problems of "emphasizing construction over management" and the lack of long-term management mechanism of rural drinking water projects in China, this paper investigated and analyzed the management mode of rural water supply projects in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, and summarized the project operation and management experience from the aspects of project construction, water quality assurance, water price pricing and water fee collection, "digital" platform construction, supervision and management. It provides case experience for the construction plan, operation and implementation management of village and town water supply projects in other cities and regions,which would be beneficial for studying the long-term operation management mechanism of rural drinking water safety projects in China.

Identification and analysis of influencing factors on construction quality management for rural drinking water safety projects

Abstract Exploring the influencing factors of construction quality management is the key to ensuring the quality of rural drinking water safety projects. Based on grounded theory, the influencing factors were identified and 65 relevant staff were selected by the objective sampling method for in-depth interviews to obtain the original data. In this study, 34 initial concepts, 18 main categories, and five core categories were collected and extracted for the rural drinking water project's safety engineering and construction quality management evaluation system. Furthermore, the incremental model of influencing factors on construction quality management performance of rural drinking water safety projects was established by the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory–Interpretive Structural Modeling (DEMATEL-ISM) model. Through calculation and analysis, the key influencing factors of construction quality management performance of rural drinking water safety projects were identified as controls on common quality problems, quality specification implementation, leadership level, acceptance management, design disclosure and modification, and human environment. Countermeasures and suggestions are proposed to improve the construction quality management performance of rural drinking water safety construction projects.

Study on Long-term Operating Mechanism of Rural Drinking Water Projects in Southwest Mountainous Areas

The rural drinking water project is an important manifestation of building a new socialist countryside and a policy of benefiting the farmers to improve the quality of life. However, there are many problems in the operation and management of rural drinking water projects, including incomplete management systems, inadequate drinking water quality, and unreasonable collection of water charges. These problems are not conducive to the long-term operation of drinking water projects. This article proposes the corresponding management measures aiming at the above problems in the operation and management of rural drinking water projects.

Evaluación de los modelos de gestión de proyectos rurales de agua potable y saneamiento básico implementados en los llanos de Colombia

Esta investigación busca diagnosticar los modelos de gestión de proyectos rurales de agua potable y saneamiento básico utilizando tres niveles de gobierno en la Orinoquia Colombiana. Se recolectaron 200 proyectos provenientes de la autoridad ambiental regional, gobernación regional y alcaldía municipal. Se seleccionaron 42 proyectos formulados y ejecutados, se utilizaron como insumo para llevara cabo un análisis cualitativo integral de 14 variables. De acuerdo con los resultados no tuvieron en cuenta variables como cambios tecnológicos, sectorización y tipo de comunidades. Variables como SIG, evaluación socioeconómica, participación ciudadana y cobertura fueron tenidas en cuenta parcialmente y variables que se tuvieron en cuenta fueron apropiación tecnológica, RAS 2000, gobernabilidad.Los proyectos evaluados tienden a cumplir parcialmente con los requisitos mínimos establecidos por la ley y no cumplen con parámetros que, aunque no son obligatorios, si son importantes para suplir las necesidades cambiantes de las comunidades en saneamiento básico yagua potable.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rural Drinking Water Project in Maharashtra: A Case of Solapur District

This paper empirically Evaluation of Rural Drinking Water Project; the project proponent is interested in quantifying benefits and costs of a project from a broad societal point of view. Time horizon and discount rates for the economic assessment has been selected. Common decision criteria include net present value, expected net present value, benefit-cost ratio, annualized net benefits. Most commonly, project alternatives with a positive net present value are considered economically feasible. Present paper looks at the cost of Element and benefits of a drinking water supply project undertaken in Solapur district in Maharashtra. The study finds that the project was carried out rapidly and has largely met its aim of supplying sufficient, quality and safe water. However, has to be weighed against the better quality as well as operation and maintenance of the other Maharashtra project. Sensitivity analyses conducted as part of the economic analysis.

Research on the Water Safety Early Warning for Rural Safe Drinking Water Projects in Qingdao

Water safety early warning is an essential and important basis for sustainable rural safe drinking water projects management and running. in this paper, we firstly analyzed the major influencing factors to water safety early warning. Secondly we establish a water supply safety early-warning assessment index system, and give classification standards for water supply safety early-warning assessment. Further, with the fuzzy assessment theory we propose a fuzzy warning assessment model approach. Finally the model and methods are used in Qingdao, and obtained t the rural water safety early-alarm level is ‘middle warning’.

Study of Rural Drinking Water Safety Engineering Management

In recent years, all levels of government take solving the problem of safe drinking water in rural areas as a major initiative to ensure peoples livelihood. In the process of construction and management of rural safe drinking water project, government, enterprises and users are playing their own roles. The article proposes solutions to the problems that exist in the rural drinking water safety projects, by analyzing the roles of government, enterprises and users, in the management of rural safe drinking water project. It has certain referential significance to the construction and management of rural safe drinking water project.

Research on the Optimal Construction Scale for Rural Safe Drinking Water Projects in Qingdao Based on GA and GIS

In order to determine the reasonable construction scales of the water supply projects in rural areas, in this paper, we firstly analyzed the major influencing factors to safe water supply projects construction scale. Secondly we respectively establish correlation equations between scales and water works construction cost, pipeline network cost and running cost. Further, with the correlation equations we propose an optimal model for projects construction scale and suggest a water supply projects construction scales optimization analysis methods in rural area based on GIS & GA. Finally the model and methods are used in Jiaonan rural area in Qingdao, and obtained the optimal solution also the economic reasonable water supply projects scale of this rural area.

Coping Strategy for Jingzhou City in Rural Drinking Water Security

In recent years, due to water pollution water quality in Jingzhou City has been deteriorating and does not come up to the national standard of drinking water. Incompetent water over the district leads to scarcity of potable water, especially in the rural area more than 60% of the total population has a low reliability in drinking water security. For solving this problem some useful strategies should be taken, including: a) environmental supervision at Jingzhou section of Yangtze River; b) prevention and control of water pollution where has been or will take place in rivers and lakes within the district; c) financial and technological support on rural drinking water project and rural environmental protection; and d) establishment of central water supply construction in the rural area.

Review and Suggestions Related to Disease Prevention and Water Quality Improvement in Xinjiang Rural Areas, China

This paper summarizes the prevalence of waterborne diseases before disease prevention and water quality improvement project in Xinjiang rural areas, China; the measures taken in disease prevention and water quality improvement; and the current situation of the quality of rural drinking water project. Suggestions concerning the improvement of disease prevention and water quality improvement project in Xinjiang rural areas are also proposed.

Research on Rural Drinking Water Project Management

Research on Rural Drinking Water Project Management

Analysis of Legal System and Public Policy on Rural Water Source in China

Source of water is the beginning of rural drinking water projects, safe water source is the key to rural drinking water safety. Status of rural drinking water source in china and laws and regulations on rural water conservation were analyzed. The population of centralized water supply accounts for 51% of the total population in rural areas in 2008, centralized water supply 49%. Groundwater source accounts for 57% of the population of centralized water supply projects in rural areas in 2008, surface water sources 43%. China has a relatively sound legal system of drinking water source, including basic law, general law, administrative regulations, local regulations.The paper draws a conclusion that sources of drinking water in rural areas is mainly groundwater, water conservation is short of specific laws and regulations and not suitable for rural area,it is necessary to improve laws and regulations on rural water conservation, government must assume responsibility for rural water conservation, especially financial investment and public policy support.

Determinants and Benefits of Household Level Participation in Rural Drinking Water Projects in India

Using data from households in 45 villages in rural India, this paper finds that wealth, literacy, household and village size are often determinants of two measures of participation in community-based development projects: meeting attendance and capital cost contributions. Using propensity score matching, this study concludes that participation leads to benefits for the households that participate although these benefits are strongest in regions with higher levels of overall participation. This study finds no evidence of elite capture with both poor and wealthy households benefiting from their participation.

Institutional Determinants of the Impact ofCommunity‐Based Water Services:Evidence from Sri Lanka and India

The objective of this article is to start unravelling that question by analyzing selected institutional determinants of the impact and performance of community-based water services. Using quantitative and qualitative data from 1088 rural households and 50 water committees this study investigates how service rules and practices social capital and governmental and nongovernmental organization institutions affect the impact and performance of services supported by three projects in Sri Lanka and India that are financed by the World Bank. In this article we focus on measuring and econometrically analyzing selected aspects of project design and implementation such as the importance of community participation in service design and decision making. This article is also one of the first to measure and econometrically analyze the effect of social capital on the impact of community-based water services. (excerpt)