Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Zyl, Kobusen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMuinamia, Eva Wanjiruen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-22T08:52:02Z
dc.date.available2016-06-22T08:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe South African Government has invested heavily in the provision of water to its citizens. These efforts are however futile if appropriate operation and maintenance (O&M) plans are not put in place to ensure sustainability of the infrastructure. The operation and maintenance requirements of rural areas differ from those of urban areas due to differences in demand patterns, lengths of mains and consumer densities. This study investigated O&M practices in both rural and urban areas in the Kai !Garib local municipality. The study applied selected performance indicators from the International Water Association and the Regulatory Performance Measurement System (Department of Water Affairs) to evaluate and compare the performances of the selected rural and urban systems. The study also used questionnaires administered to the technical personnel in the municipality to attain more detailed information on the O&M practices. It was found that the urban areas had more varied O&M practices. The urban systems were also found to have more resources and personnel dedicated to O&M than the rural systems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMuinamia, E. W. (2015). <i>Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20066en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMuinamia, Eva Wanjiru. <i>"Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20066en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuinamia, E. 2015. Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Muinamia, Eva Wanjiru AB - The South African Government has invested heavily in the provision of water to its citizens. These efforts are however futile if appropriate operation and maintenance (O&M) plans are not put in place to ensure sustainability of the infrastructure. The operation and maintenance requirements of rural areas differ from those of urban areas due to differences in demand patterns, lengths of mains and consumer densities. This study investigated O&M practices in both rural and urban areas in the Kai !Garib local municipality. The study applied selected performance indicators from the International Water Association and the Regulatory Performance Measurement System (Department of Water Affairs) to evaluate and compare the performances of the selected rural and urban systems. The study also used questionnaires administered to the technical personnel in the municipality to attain more detailed information on the O&M practices. It was found that the urban areas had more varied O&M practices. The urban systems were also found to have more resources and personnel dedicated to O&M than the rural systems. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality TI - Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20066 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20066
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMuinamia EW. Comparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipality. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20066en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleComparative study of urban and rural operation and maintenance practices of water distribution systems at Kai !Garib Municipalityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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