While drilled wells would likely produce more reliable
amounts of water that was of better quality, having only two
drilled wells centrally located instead of the 64 dug wells
distributed around the community does potentially create a logistical
problem of fewer access points and thus long queues for
getting water. Based on this model’s calculations for this site, we
anticipate the potential of producing upwards of 60 lpm per well.
This rate is greater than what can be achieved by a manually
driven pump, but would be reasonable for an electrically powered
centrifugal pump (approximately 57 lpm). It is anticipated that the
water from the drilled wells will mainly be used for domestic use
and livestock watering, similar to the water use observed within
the village boundaries as of 2008. Dug wells outside the village
will continue to be used for garden watering. Ideally, the drilled
wells could then produce enough water for approximately 1
person per minute, or about 60 people per hour per well. Thus it
would take at least 10 h each day to meet the community needs,
which is viable since women will normally collect water
throughout 12 h of the day. Further scenarios should be explored
regarding the use of manually operated pumps and the distribution
of use between drilled wells and dug wells by a rural
community after pumps are installed.