▁of ▁public – private ▁partners hip . ▁Support ▁for ▁public - private ▁partners hips ▁became ▁a ▁government ▁policy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁locally ▁initi ated ▁public - private ▁partners hips ▁spread ▁rapidly , ▁covering ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁rural ▁water ▁systems ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁urban ▁areas , ▁the ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation ▁Corporation ▁( W AS AC ) ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁water ▁supply . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁government ▁signed ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁private ▁company ▁to ▁invest ▁$ 7 5 ▁million ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cub ic ▁meters / day ▁of ▁bulk ▁water ▁from ▁a ▁well field ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Ny ab ar ongo ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁K ig ali . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁contract ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁in ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Access ▁ ▁Level ▁and ▁tr end ▁▁ ▁Fig ures ▁on ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁information , ▁apparently ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁different ▁definitions ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁water ▁source ▁and ▁improved ▁san itation . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁many ▁rural ▁water ▁systems ▁are ▁not ▁function ing ▁properly ▁makes ▁it ▁also ▁difficult ▁to ▁estimate ▁effective ▁access ▁to ▁improved ▁water ▁supply . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁comp ares ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁supply ▁according ▁to ▁various ▁sources , ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁difficulty ▁to ▁obtain ▁reliable ▁data