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Explain any five factors considered when selecting a water supply source

      

Explain any five factors considered when selecting a water supply source

  

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- Socio-political and cultural considerations
If the water supply is not culturally appropriate, and causes security difficulties or
restricts access for certain groups such as women or disabled people, the benefits
of the new system will be limited.
- Women and water
Communities may use a single source or several sources of water for different
needs such as drinking, washing clothes and watering crops. It is often the women
and children who are most involved in water collection and its use. It is essential,
therefore, that women and children, as well as men, should be involved in every
stage of a water-supply project.
- Operation and maintenance
Care must be taken when identifying personnel both to undertake training, and to
be responsible for operation and maintenance. Ensure that both women and men
are consulted on the matter, that they are willing to undertake the task, and that
they are compensated in a way which is fair and appropriate.
Yield versus demand
- The yield must be adequate. If a more convenient supply is developed, then
consideration must be given to the potential increase in demand and to the
possible migration of outsiders into the community, particularly in areas where
water is scarce.
- Water quality
The water quality must also be acceptable and treatment methods suited to the
community concerned.
- Technical requirements
If the supply system cannot be operated and maintained either by the villagers
themselves or the organizations or institutions within the area, then the systems
are likely to be misused or fall into disrepair.
- Economic considerations
Care must be taken to ensure that funds are available for both the construction and
the operation and maintenance of the system over the longer term.
- Legal and management requirements
Current ownership of the land and the legal requirements of obtaining permission
to abstract are also factors to consider when selecting a source. Sources on private
land may cause access problems for certain groups which may not be apparent at
the outset.
- Impacts of development
The use of a particular water source will have impacts on the people who use it,
on animals, and on the environment. Impacts both positive and negative should
considered carefully.
NatalieR answered the question on June 30, 2022 at 05:11


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