Management of cost recovery for sustainable rural water supply: Case study From Uganda

Water supply coverage has stagnated in the rural areas in Uganda despite sinking hundreds of boreholes every year whereas that in the urban areas is increasing. This can be attributed to the different water supply technologies which affect willingness to pay for sustainability of these systems. Discussions with communities and informant interviews with technical and political staff indicated that rural beneficiaries are not satisfied with their current modes of water supply and management. Communities are willing to pay for piped water supply which is a higher level of service because of the advantages associated with it that include convenience, reliability, good quality water, good management and accountability. The study revealed that willingness to pay is highly influenced by the politicians, whose capacity needs to be built to understand what sustainability of water supply is and requires.