RURAL SANITARY WATER

VILLAGES CHOSEN FOR WELL INSTALLATION MUST HAVE MINIMUM POPULATIONS OF APPROX 300 AND BE LOCATED ALONG MAIN HIGHWAYS. PROJECT AREA WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO REGIONS. FOUR INSTALLATION TEAMS AND TWO MAINTENANCE TEAMS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THESE REGIONS. EACH TEAM WILL BE COMPOSED OF TWO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS AND TWO CHADIAN COUNTERPARTS WHO WILL BE RECEIVING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN WELL INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE. A SHORT-TERM HYDROGEOLOGIST OR WELLS ENGINEER WILL ASSIST THESE TEAMS WITH THE SELECTION OF THE MOST APPROPRIATE SITES FOR DRILLING AND WILL MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PUMPS AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE VARYING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS. THE INSTALLATION TEAMS WILL DRILL THE WELLS AND INSTALL THE PUMPS USING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE PROJECT. A FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF WELLS EXPERIENCE IN CHAD WILL COORDINATE AND SUPERVISE THE PROJECT. THIS ADVISOR WILL ALSO GIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TO(AND BE ASSISTED BY) A CHADIAN COUNTERPART FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF RURAL ENGINEERING. COUNTERPART WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN BUDGET PLANNING,RECORD-KEEPING,ACCOUNTING,PROCUREMENT,AND TRANSPORTATION. THE REMAINDER OF PROJECT FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR THE REPAIR OF AN EXISTING WORKSHOP IN N"DJAMENA AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WORKSHOP IN MOUNDOU. BOTH WORKSHOPS WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH TOOLS AND WILL BE STOCKED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE YEARS OF WELL MAINTENANCE. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL BE THE OPERATIONS BASE FOR THE WORK TEAMS DURING THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT AND THE MAINTENANCE BASE FOR CONTINUING WELL MAINTENANCE THEREAFTER. SIX OF THE 12 CHADIAN TEAM COUNTERPARTS WILL BE RETAINED AND SALARIED BY THE GOC AFTER PROJECT TERMINATION TO SERVE AS A CADRE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.