▁the ▁water ▁sector ▁followed ▁a ▁different ▁development ▁pattern ▁in ▁rural ▁and ▁urban ▁areas . ▁ ▁R ural ▁areas ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁water ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁was ▁provided ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁to ▁benef ici aries ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁government . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁rural ▁service ▁provision ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁communities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁a ▁dec ree ▁( Arr ê té ▁Prés ident iel ▁n ° 2 9 1 / 1 1 ▁du ▁ 1 5 ▁mai ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ ▁transferred ▁ownership ▁of ▁rural ▁water ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁districts , ▁well ▁before ▁the ▁government ▁en act ed ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁decent ral ization ▁policy . ▁Re const ruction ▁activities ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁gen o cide ▁initially ▁did ▁not ▁achieve ▁a ▁large ▁increase ▁in ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁coverage , ▁nor ▁was ▁there ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁management ▁model ▁for ▁water ▁systems ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁Many ▁users ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁for ▁water , ▁some ▁collected ▁funds ▁were ▁mis managed , ▁and ▁volunt ary ▁members ▁of ▁water ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁operating ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁systems ▁were ▁often ▁poor ly ▁motiv ated . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁rural ▁water ▁schemes ▁did ▁not ▁function ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁extensive ▁field ▁survey . ▁The ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁sector ▁policy ▁based ▁on