5.1 Considerations in design A lot of considerations need to be made when it comes to the design of water supply systems. One of the major aspects to be considered is the population growth of the area. This is especially important in the design of water supply systems because they are designed for the next 20 years. After calculating the demand of the area, it was observed that the flow from the dam could not sustain the demand for the next 20 years. This therefore brings the need to look for other sources of water to meet the demand. The dam construction began in 1992 but it stalled because of lack of funding. This is another problem faced by the relevant bodies in implementing the different projects. This problem is then propagated to the design and implementation of the project. This is because when coming up with the design and construction begins, it is meant to cater for the demand of the area for the next twenty years. However when the project is finally completed almost twenty years down the line, the demand will have changed by that time especially in a fast growing town like Ongata Rongai. 5.2 Community involvement Another important aspect in community projects is community participation. In this particular project it was done through the use of questionnaires and interviews. This helps the designer to address the needs of the community at hand. This is where most engineers go wrong and this is why it has become mandatory for every project to be preceded by an environmental and social impact assessment. The interviews provided an overview of water usage and the different problems associated with water shortage and water quality in the area. It is therefore an important parameter when it comes to the design and implementation of the projects. Unfortunately not much attention is paid to it and therefore different problems arise from it. One of the problems could be lack money on the consumer side to be able to buy the water especially in low income areas where they barely have money for food.
5.1 Considerations in design A lot of considerations need to be made when it comes to the design of water supply systems. One of the major aspects to be considered is the population growth of the area. This is especially important in the design of water supply systems because they are designed for the next 20 years. After calculating the demand of the area, it was observed that the flow from the dam could not sustain the demand for the next 20 years. This therefore brings the need to look for other sources of water to meet the demand. The dam construction began in 1992 but it stalled because of lack of funding. This is another problem faced by the relevant bodies in implementing the different projects. This problem is then propagated to the design and implementation of the project. This is because when coming up with the design and construction begins, it is meant to cater for the demand of the area for the next twenty years. However when the project is finally completed almost twenty years down the line, the demand will have changed by that time especially in a fast growing town like Ongata Rongai. 5.2 Community involvement Another important aspect in community projects is community participation. In this particular project it was done through the use of questionnaires and interviews. This helps the designer to address the needs of the community at hand. This is where most engineers go wrong and this is why it has become mandatory for every project to be preceded by an environmental and social impact assessment. The interviews provided an overview of water usage and the different problems associated with water shortage and water quality in the area. It is therefore an important parameter when it comes to the design and implementation of the projects. Unfortunately not much attention is paid to it and therefore different problems arise from it. One of the problems could be lack money on the consumer side to be able to buy the water especially in low income areas where they barely have money for food.
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