A study oil field water plants was made to find out efficacy of installing. field water plants in rural areas from August through October 15, 1976.
For this study 36 field water plants from 18 counties in Kyongi Do, were selected randomly: Various aspects of the plants in maintenance of the plants, improvement of living standards, and control of water quality were analyzed.
The results of the study were as follows:
1. Out of 36 field water plants: 18 (50.0%) were natural water pressure types. and 18 (50.0%) were electrical pressure types.
2. About 66.0% of 36 field water plants were irregularly chlorinated, and rest. --.of them were not chlorinated at all.
3. About 70.0%(25 plants) of the field water plants have never been tested biologically, physically or chemically, and only 7 (19.4%) of the field water plants were tested at non-periodical base.
4. Average number of water faucets per house was 1.3.
5. About 73.0%, of the field--water plants wear not chlorinated because of
shortage of chlorine chemical, and 5.9% of the plants were not chlorinated
because the operators had no knowledge of chlorination.
6. Maintenance cost of the field water plants 55.5% was less than *10,000
per month.
7. The residents of the study areas had used ground wells (50.6/) and ground well pumps (35.0%) for water supply, before field water plants were constructed.
8. Mouse wives of 217 out of 360 households, -were satisfied with the new water supply system.
9. About 50% of the water samples from faucets did not meet the standard of potable water.
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