A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of Degree of Master of Science in Development Policy (MSc. DP) of Mzumbe University
The study explored involvement and participation of local institutions in water resources management in Mazimbu Ward within Morogoro Municipality. The study employed a case study design where data were collected using questionnaires and supplemented by interviews (primary data) from three categories of respondents, namely community members, MORUWASA staffs and local leaders. The data obtained were analysed using SPSS version 6.
The findings revealed that more than Tsh 86,000/= was charged to the community members in getting water pipe per month. Nearly 44% of the community members were using private water tapes from their neighbourhood, who were connected from the main pipes. Public tapes were not operating well as institutions concerned were not repairing them as a time of leakages occurred for about 56%. Further it was reported that 36% of water resources management and protection rules and procedures were not cascaded down to the grassroots level hence rendering community involvement exercise difficult and unpractical at about 64%.
This study recommends providing education to community members; also, water bills to be affordable, water pipes repair and maintenance should be done by the members themselves by organizing or forming a committee which will collect money through visiting one street after another and private water pipes installation should be discouraged. These can enhance the community involvement and reduce the complications that occur due to water scarcity. Therefore, further investigation is needed on local institutions and water resources management in urban areas because still in urban areas local communities are lowly involved in management of water resources. Water tapes are left without repair and the bills given are high, service delivery is not satisfactory and there is bad governance in the distribution of water in urban areas.