Levels of Service

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INTRODUCTION
    Introduction to Levels of Service
Recommended actions
PROVIDING WATER SUPPLY
    Household/Yard
      In-house connections
Yard tap for a single family
Yard tap for several families (shared multi-family)
Private point source
Door-to- door vending

Rainwater Harvesting
    Communal/Public
      Community standpost
Water kiosk
Resale by Neighbours
PROVIDING SANITATION SERVICES
Household Latrines
With On-site Pit or Septic Tank Disposal
Household Toilets
With Off-site Conventional Sewer System
With Off-site Small-bore (small pipe) Sewer System (solid free)
With Off-site Condominial (shallow) Sewer System
Shared Household Latrines
On or off-site Disposal
Public Latrines/Toilets
On or off-site Disposal
Emptying Services
For Pits or Septic Tanks
         
Each service delivery option includes the following information:
  • Description of the option
  • Advantages and disadvantages
  • Possible sources (if applicable)
  • Principles being addressed by the option
  • Management options, in particular what the institutional arrangements may be in different circumstances and the implications of those.
  • Implications of the option. Such as long term implications for sustainability or suitability for extension to improve service level
  • Lessons from others, good and bad

 

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