EASC 426       2 Credit Hours

Rural Water Supply

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. Patrick Asamoah Sakyi

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course Content

The course is designed to incorporate various areas in water resources management including water as a resource, water resources of Ghana, Ghana’s water policy, water supply options in Ghana; management, planning and implementation of rural water schemes.

Teaching

The course will be delivered through;

•          Lectures

•          Assignments

•          Group presentations

•          Arranged visits to observe the activities of hydrogeological and geophysical consultants in the field. Interested activities include groundwater exploration, borehole drilling and development (Mostly on Saturdays)

•          Arranged visit to the regional and national offices of the Community Water & Sanitation Agency for students to acquaint themselves with the operations of the agency.

Formative Coursework

The course is made up of Interim Assessments, Presentations and Final Examination.

Indicative reading

•          Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing. 2007. Ghana National Water Policy. 72pp.

•          MacDonald, A., Davies, J., Calow, R. and Chilton, J. 2005. Developing Groundwater: A Guide for Rural Water Supply. Practical Action. 384 pp.

•          Greenwell, A. and Curry, W. T. (2017). Rural Water Supply: A Practical Handbook on the Supply of Water & Construction of Waterworks for Small Country Districts. Hansebooks. 292 pp.

•          Adombire, A. M. 2007 Water Supply for the Consumer: A concise Practical Guide. Science Press. 227 pp.

•          Rangwala 2007. Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering. 22nd Edition. Charotar Publishing. 888 pp.

•          Skinner, B. (2003). Small-Scale Water Supply: A Review of Technologies. Practical Action. 128 pp.

•          Ayele, A. (2017). An Assessment on the Impacts of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: Rural Water and Sanitation. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 116 pp.

Assessment and Grading

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