Abstract
In Japan, mountainous and hilly areas often have a small-scale water supply operated and managed by the Local Residents Association. This study clarified the current and actual state of these water supplies and observed the intentions of residents to continue to use them. The results of the study showed that residents highly appreciated water by a small-scale water supply but there was a variation in answers to the continuation of the water supply operation and management. The investigation indicated that village attachment possibly influenced residents’ continuous use of a small-scale water supply and that the work burden of maintenance did not always impede their continuation of the water supply. For villages with a large maintenance burden, it is desirable to provide support to promote community attachment by information dissemination awareness for raising the multifaceted utility value of the small-scale water supply.
