For a sustinable drinking water supply project, several activities have to be carried out in parallel and an integrated manner; these are:(i) quantitative and qualitative water source assessment, (ii)cluster groundwater wells are recommended to serve local communities, (iii)Establishing Water Supply Committees, (iv)Insitutional developemnt and capacity building programs by on the job training for O&M of the water supply system, (v) Cost recovery of O&M costs, (vi) M&E missions every 3 months to each project by professional engineers for the first 2 years after completion and handing over to the local committee, (vii) Governance has to be taken into consideration in every step of the way, (viii)Establishing proper communication procedures among all concerned, and (ix) Mitigation of corruption. Ali Allabadi E-Mail:allabadi@univdar.com.jo

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For a sustinable drinking water supply project, several activities have to be carried out in parallel and an integrated manner; these are:(i) quantitative and qualitative water source assessment, (ii)cluster groundwater wells are recommended to serve local communities, (iii)Establishing Water Supply Committees, (iv)Insitutional developemnt and capacity building programs by on the job training for O&M of the water supply system, (v) Cost recovery of O&M costs, (vi) M&E missions every 3 months to each project by professional engineers for the first 2 years after completion and handing over to the local committee, (vii) Governance has to be taken into consideration in every step of the way, (viii)Establishing proper communication procedures among all concerned, and (ix) Mitigation of corruption. Ali Allabadi E-Mail:allabadi@univdar.com.jo