Effects of Limited Access for Potable and Adequate Water Supply on Sustainable Development in the Lowland Area of Bale Zone, the Case of Lagahidha Woreda

摘要

The aims of this research is to assess the problems associated with limited access for water in study area. Evaluation and interpretation of structured questionnaire and checklist for water supply office professionals and experts was conducted. The study took a sample of 132 households to conduct the survey from randomly selected 7 kebeles. In sampled household no one can get water in the radius of 0.5km. The high percent (46.97%) can go long distance (2000-3000m) to fetch water, whereas only (3.78%) get water within the radius of 500-1000m and (9.85%) bring water from a distance greater than 3000m. The survey result revealed that 38.63% receiving water from open wells, 33.34% from hand dug wells, 7.57% use deep well and 14.37% and 6.07% using ponds and stream respectively. The average of time consumed for waiting was 20-30minutes per day. There were huge variation between water supply-demand, thus the minimum and maximum of house hold consumption was 25 to 125 lit/day respectively. Whereas minimum and maximum demand of household was 50 to 160 lit/day respectively. In woreda female were responsible for collecting water (38.6%), both children and female (61.4%) which indicate there was over burden on female and child for water fetching. Partners need to give due consideration for provision of safe drinking water in line with the current population growth. The process of supplying sufficient water for the community needs to develop the integrated and multi-village water supply project system that can supply water from adjacent highland to lowland kebeles within the same line.