| dc.description.abstract | The world continents including Africa are experiencing water scarcity. Rural water supply has
been a problem in most parts of Tanzania especially in Central Zone regions due to little amount
of rainfall. Kondoa District is one among the district in the Dodoma region that experience acute
water supply problems. The current study intended to investigate the effectiveness of natural
spring water in supplying clean and safe water for domestic use in order to get the information
for improving water supply in the Kondoa urban ward. Primary data were collected through
interview method and observation while secondary data were collected through reviewing
various documents and internet sources. The data were analysed descriptively using Statistical
Package for services solution (IBM-SPSS) The findings generally indicated that despite the
presence of some natural springs in Kondoa Urban, they have not been so effective in supplying
water for domestic use. The supply of domestic water from natural springs is characterised by
poor and inadequate infrastructures, and poor accessibility with more than 30-minutes being
spent on water collection within a distance of about 400 metres. Furthermore, there was a lack of
enough awareness among the community members on environmental conservation. The study
recommends regular maintenance of water infrastructures, the establishment of more water
sources, and educating the community on environmental conservation in order to protect Natural
Springs. | en_US |
