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This case study presents the institutional arrangements and the management options of rural piped water supply schemes found today in Tanzania.

TitleRural water supply companies and their supporting federation in Morogoro region, Tanzania : management of rural piped water systems and services in the Tanzanian decentralisation context
Publication TypeConference Paper
AuthorsSmet, JEM, Kanshahu, AI, Madundo, I, Shaaban, K
Pagination19 p.
Keywordscommunity management, institutional framework, rural supply systems, sdipol, tanzania morogoro, ueik, water authorities
Abstract

This case study presents the institutional arrangements and the management options of rural piped water supply schemes found today in Tanzania. Institutional options mentioned are: conventional single-village water committees, multi-village water committees, district-operated water supply schemes, central government operated water supply schemes,water supply companies limited by guarantee, water supply companies ltd by share, water users associations, and water user trust. Management options described are: management by village water committee under village government, management by special committees with central water committee, management by executive committee of board or central or scheme water committee, professional management team, and management contract. Finally the management options adopted by the WSC and the Federation of Water Supply Companies are discussed.

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