Questionnaire Survey on the Maintenance, Management and Record Keeping of Water Supply Systems managed by Small-Scale Communities

Abstract

 A questionnaire survey was conducted on small-scale communities using and managing a water supply system with a water supply population of less than 100 people in order to understand the current status of the maintenance and management of the water supply system. In the survey, we asked about the existence of records of inspection and management of facilities and maintenance manuals, the status of cooperation with the government and other communities, the existence of training workshops, and their perception of the burden of management work such as inspection and cleaning.

 As a result, it was found that although few communities have documentation such as inspection records and maintenance manuals, they face various difficulties in the stable water supply and maintenance of facilities, such as frequent water interruptions caused by natural disasters and facility failures. We were also able to understand that they felt the training workshops were useful, although there were few examples of actual practice. In addition, we were able to identify the works that they felt were a heavy burden in the maintenance and management work.