Water supply problem

You are the expert who has been contracted by CAT, in consultation with the water committee of Tamala and
the local government. They need your advice, and they want you to prepare a report for them which analyses
the information they have gathered and shows how they can obtain the quantity and quality of water needed
from the different sources available to all sectors of the community. You are not expected to estimate any costs
of your proposed interventions/technical solutions; hydraulic designs are not required, nor construction details
of any of the proposed works. Your client wants you to provide them with some quantitative information to show
how they can meet present and future demand. They want to know how much water you expect each
intervention to provide to its intended users, especially in the dry season, expressed as litres/person/day and
number of users. It is not considered that a pumped system which can reach all users will be feasible, so you
will need to consider each sector separately. You must also assess the potential health benefits of the project,
through improving access to water and the quantity and quality available. Finally, the rationale for the project
should be presented in the form of a logical framework (logframe).
Your submission should include the following sections:

1. An analysis of the status of the community water supply and baseline health conditions with respect to
   water-related disease. (15 marks)
2. A list of potential benefits to health and wellbeing of the proposed intervention. Be as specific as you can in
   terms of water-related diseases. (15 marks)
3. Calculations of present and future demand. You must justify the quantities that you propose. (10 marks)
4. A table of recommended technical solutions to improve access to an adequate supply of water for domestic
   use for Tamala and the outlying communities. For each sector, provide the following information:
   a. A brief description of the solution(s) and how it/they would be implemented. b. An indication of the quantities
   that could be supplied. (20 marks)
5. In a separate table, for each recommended water supply solution in (4), describe: a. The water quality
   parameters that you consider important.
   b. A potential household water treatment technology for users of that source (if
   appropriate) with justification.
   c. Considerations and assumptions for the sustainability of (b). (20 marks)
6. A logframe to show how your proposed activities to improve community water supply will result in improved
   health and wellbeing in Tamala, Kukra, Bratana and Koti. This should identify your assumptions, and also
   propose criteria and metrics for monitoring and evaluation. Your logframe must fit onto two sides of A4. (20
   marks)