QUESTIONNAIRE on RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM DEMO PROJECT IN ASTU

Dear respondents, this is an opinion gathering questioner to collect feedback about the current status of rainwater harvesting in Ethiopia. It is designed to identify the main technical, social and economic challenges facing the promotion of roof harvested rainwater for the domestic application. Respondents can freely give their opinion based on the demo project constructed in Adama Science and Technology University as well as the site specific cases of their home town. It has 36 closed questions for your short feedbacks and one open question for your further opinion. Your replies are kept confidential and only an aggregate result of all respondents will be applied for analysis. I highly appreciate your participation in making the reporting of the results to be full. Thank you for sharing your precious time.

  1. What are the main uses of water in your home?
  2. Drinking
  3. Washing
  4. Emergency (like fire, chemical spill showering)
  5. Laboratory
  6. Toilet flushing
  7. Gardening
  8. Cleaning
  9. Others (specify)
  10. Is there any water supply system inside your home?
  11. Yes
  12. No
  13. If your answer for question number 2is yes, what is the source of the water supply in your home?
  14. Tap water from the municipality
  15. Ground water
  16. Rain water
  17. If your answer for question number 2is yes, does the supply handle the minimum demand required by your family?
  18. Yes
  19. no
  20. If there is supply of water in your home, is it continuously available for all the year?
  21. Yes
  22. No
  23. If there is a supply of water to your home, what is the frequency of supply? (please select your estimate)
  24. Everyday
  25. Once in a week
  26. Twice in a week
  27. Others (Please state)______
  28. What are the main uses of water in your office/ department?
  29. Drinking
  30. Washing
  31. Emergency (like fire, chemical spill showering)
  32. Laboratory
  33. Toilet flushing
  34. Gardening
  35. Cleaning
  36. Others (specify)
  37. Is there any water supply system inside your office/department building?
  38. Yes
  39. No
  40. If your answer for question number 8is yes, what is the source of the water supply?
  41. Tap water from the municipality
  42. Ground water
  43. Rain water
  44. If your answer for question number 2is yes, does the supply handle the minimum demand required by your office/department?
  45. Yes
  46. no
  47. If there is supply of water in your office/department, is it continuously available for all the year?
  48. Yes
  49. No
  50. If there is a supply of water to your office/department, what is the frequency of supply? (please select your estimate)
  51. Everyday
  52. Once in a week
  53. Twice in a week
  54. Others (Please state)______
  1. Does the toilets in your home have enough water supply?
  2. Yes
  3. No
  4. Do you use the toilets in the office/department?
  5. Yes
  6. No
  7. Does the toilets have enough water supply?
  8. Yes
  9. No
  10. How much water does the toilets in your home would take per one flush? (Please roughly estimate)
  11. 4-6 liters/flush
  12. 6-10 liters/flush
  13. 10-12 liters/flush
  14. Others please specify______
  15. How much water does the toilets in your office/department would take per one flush? (Please roughly estimate)
  16. 4-6 liters/flush
  17. 6-10 liters/flush
  18. 10-12 liters/flush
  19. Others please specify______
  20. Do you know about Rainwater Harvesting before the demonstration project in the building?
  21. Yes
  22. No
  23. If your answer for question number 10 is yes, how do you know about rainwater harvesting?
  24. Formal Education
  25. Traditional exercise
  26. Research
  27. Others (please specify)______
  28. Do you think Rainwater harvesting design and treatment shall be included in formal water related courses as a chapter?
  29. Yes
  30. No
  31. What do you think will be the main challenges of implementing rainwater harvesting in Ethiopia?
  32. Lack of awareness
  33. Lack of design proper rainwater harvesting design knowledge
  34. Ignorance of people
  35. Thoughts of civilization (preference to tap water despite water shortage challenge)
  36. Lack of professionals in the area
  37. Do you think that there is a shortage of water for domestic use in Ethiopian cities?
  38. Yes
  39. No
  40. Have you ever thought of considering collecting rainwater for domestic uses could be a solution for water shortage in Adama University?
  41. yes
  42. No
  43. Do you think that Rainwater harvesting can be used for urban society?
  44. Yes
  45. No
  46. If your answer for question number 12is yes, for what Purpose?
  47. Drinking
  48. Cooking
  49. Washing and cleaning
  50. Toilet flushing
  51. Do you think the installed rain water facilities will be useful to the department at present and in the future?
  52. Yes
  53. No
  54. If your answer for question number 15is yes, for what purpose? (Please select only the urgent need and the appropriate use you feel that the harvested rainwater can serve based on its physical quality you observed)
  55. Drinking
  56. Washing
  57. Emergency (like fire, chemical spill showering)
  58. Laboratory
  59. Toilet flushing
  60. Gardening
  61. Cleaning
  62. Others (specify)
  63. Do you think that rainwater could be contaminated? (please consider the environment around Adama and your home town)
  64. Yes
  65. No
  66. If your answer for question number 28is yes, what do you think would be the main contamination problem?
  67. Dust
  68. Acid rain
  69. Heavy metals
  70. Microorganisms
  71. Does the harvested rain water have bad odor (based on your observation)?
  72. Yes
  73. No
  74. Does the harvested water has bad color (based on your observation)?
  75. Yes
  76. No
  77. Do you think maintenance would be a problem for the rainwater harvesting system?
  78. Yes
  79. no
  80. How will this project benefit the department? Please rate considering if the rainwater is utilized
  81. Very helpful
  82. Moderate
  83. Not helpful
  84. Is the demo project in use by the department after installation?
  85. Yes
  86. No
  87. If it is not utilized by the department yet what do you recommend?
  88. To be utilized by the department
  89. To uninstall and use it in some other buildings in the university
  90. What do you think are the main challenges of implementing Rainwater harvesting systems in Ethiopia? (Consider your home town conditions)
  91. Knowledge gap
  92. Financial challenges
  93. Materials unavailability in the market
  94. Lack of technical knowledge
  95. Lack of promotion
  96. Please add your free opinion regarding the trend and challenges on promotion of rainwater harvesting in Ethiopia based on your experience and knowledge.

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