Assessment of the Contributions of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) on Provision of Potable Water Supply in Katsina State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study assessed the contribution of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) to
the provision of potable water in some selected local government areas of Katsina State, Nigeria.
The rapid increase in the population rate coupled with increasing industrialization and expanding
agriculture has necessitated the demand for increase in water supply in Katsina State. The need to
supply water for human consumption has been an issue of concern for human survival. There have
been public outcries over scarcity of safe drinking water which had led to many households relying
on water vendors to buy water for their daily consumption. The study was anchored on Water for
All Theory of Change (WATC). The study adopted survey research design and sourced data from primary source using structured questionnaire designed on five (5) point Likert scale. The data collected was subjected to multiple regression analysis and the result revealed among other things that there is positive and statistically significant relationship between water adequacy strategy and provision of potable water supply in Dutsinma, Mani and Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The study recommended among other things that the RUWASSA agency should as a matter of fact put in a lot of effort in the area of water adequacy strategy to ensure availability of potable water supply in Dutsin-ma, Mani and Faskari Local Government Areas of Katsina state.