Hydraulic infrastructures managementin Ketou municipality in Republic of Benin (West Africa)

Abstract

The insufficient management of the hydraulic infrastructures of Kétou commune limits access to drinking water for households in this commune. This research aims to analyze the management methods of hydraulic structures in Kétou commune. Method: For this propose, documentation, observations, and field surveys in 150 households selected according to the low or medium level of access to water infrastructures were carried out. Likewise, resources such as local elected officials and those in charge of water management of those infrastructures. The data collected was compiled in Word and Excel 2010 on Windows, descriptive statistics were used for the processing of these data and QGIS 2.14.6 was used for the creation of buffer zones which spatially prioritize the density, the average and weakness of the service points in water points as well as human concentrations. Results: As results, the drinking water supply rate for the Kétou commune is 42.75 ̈%. This commune has 182 hydraulic structures (FPM, PM, PEA, AEV) unevenly distributed, of which 106 structures are functional, ie a rate of 58 ̈% and 76 are broken down, ie 42 ̈%. This situation leads households in unserved localities travel long distances to obtain drinking water. It urges that communal, local and government actors in collaboration with the population of Kétou define strategies for easy access to drinking water for households in the commune.