The organization and management problem of rural water supply

CHAPTER ONE

1.0      INTRODUCTION

This project is based on organization and management problem of rural water supply in Nigeria. A case study of Anambra State water co-operation Nnewi.

Nigeria is blessed by nature with lot of natural resources among which among which water is one of them. Water as it is said is life, it is a daily need in household, in household industries, agriculture sectors but mention a few. In other words, it is needed by almost all the sectors of the economic. The importance of water cannot be over emphases. Most rural and urban are, area still in short supplies despite the availability, it needs to be treated before consumption thus, the government agency responsible for water spends a lot of money to treat water.

World Health Organization (1996) maintained that the supply of water to majority of the populace especially the rural areas is very much adequate.

1.1   GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE SUBJECT MATTER

Rural water supply covers a wide category of schemes, ranging from a well with bucker supply water to a few isolate. huts to river several villages. The later range from simple water treated as commercial stand to tape in individual homes and provision for live stock and vegetable garden, various traditional means of communities for many are very much in use by various communities, both rural and urban area. In Anambra and indeed Nigeria. Rural water supply is inadequate in quality and it is to health, inconvenient, and unrealizable.

Thus inadequate signifiers that rural water supply is not without problems. The supply is not of water to rural areas in Nnewi of Anambra State call for serious government intervention. The problems that militate against water supply in Nnewi rural areas are numerous and deserve proper organization and management.

1.2      PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER

The growing commercial and industries town of Nnewi has been with adequate potable water this potable water supply inadequate being experienced in the rural communities of Nnewi have been brought about money factors. Despite the huge sum of money being such into those rural water supply yet water is still inadequate.

It has difficult for the society to appropriate and realse the aim and objectives for setting up Water Corporation in Nnewi.

Management is an essential ingredient of all organized enderous the decision and information function performed of managers combine to form the management process within a bureaucratic structure.

The inadequate of rural water supply in Nnewi zone indicate that management and organization incisive are not without problems.

1.3   PROBLEM (S) THAT THE STUDY WILL BE CONCERNED WITH

The problem of this research project on the organization and management problem of rural water supply in Nnewi Zone, Anambra State is to lives Nigeria.

The characteristics of rural house hold with respect to their demand for and use of water as well as the rural staff.

The adequately and suitability of materials and human resources for the accomplishment of rural water supply programme in Nnewi.

The extent at which the organization and management problem. Affect the functionality of the rural water supply services in Nnewi.

The extent at which the changes in government and leadership styles affect the steady water supply.

Finally arising from the above to make appropriate recommendation.

1.3      THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING THE AREA

There is need for rural water supply in Nnewi Anambra State. This study will x –lay the organization and management problems of rural water supply in Nnewi Anambra State as a basic for offering informed suggestions for improvement. It is envisaged that the finding, suggestion and recommendation of this study will be beneficial to policy markers and other agencies, interested in improving rural water supply’s specially thus study will go a long way to rural communities especially Nnewi Anambra State.

Finally our come of the study will be useful to the research as a partial fulfillment for the study.

1.4      DEFINITION OF IMPORTANT TERMS

Water:  It is simple mean a colorless odorless tasteless and liquid that is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. Thus are supplied for drinking and domestic use. It can be generated through lakes, rivers, and seas.

Organization: It defined as a group of people who form a business, club, etc together in order to achieve a particular aim system or body of people example world health organization.

Management: It is the act or running and controlling a business or similar organization. It is also know as essential ingredient all organized endeavor.

1.5      REFERENCES

1.   Agu C.C. (1983) Roar Economy: Enugu University Press

2.   Bulcarom (1992) water supply inadequacies problems and prospects of State Water Agencies Lagos.

3.   Sil vermin D. (1974): The theory of organization London: Heinemann.

4.   itos water dannel (1969): Water Rural Communities, London Publication.