▁of ▁access ▁ ▁L ack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁has ▁significant ▁health ▁impact s . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁impos es ▁a ▁significant ▁bur den ▁on ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁who ▁have ▁to ▁carry ▁water . ▁For ▁instance , ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁in ▁five ▁households ▁in ▁U mut ara ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁hour ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁water ▁source . ▁This ▁has ▁imp lications ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁women ' s ▁and ▁girls ' ▁lives , ▁their ▁economic ▁product ivity ▁and ▁their ▁access ▁to ▁education . ▁Even ▁where ▁people ▁statist ically ▁do ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁water ▁source ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁commun al ▁bore hole ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁is ▁shared ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 7 5 ▁families , ▁they ▁sometimes ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁hours ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁get ▁water . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁Water ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁R w anda ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁urban ▁and ▁about ▁ 7 9 6 ▁rural ▁water ▁systems ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Urban ▁water ▁systems ▁are ▁fed ▁by ▁water ▁from ▁ 1 7 ▁water ▁treatment ▁plants . ▁R ural ▁water ▁systems ▁feed ▁mostly ▁stand pip es . ▁Hand p umps ▁using ▁ground water ▁and ▁managed ▁spr ings ▁provide ▁water ▁separately ▁from ▁water ▁systems . ▁ ▁Some ▁rural ▁water ▁systems ▁are ▁large ▁and ▁complex . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 0 ▁water ▁systems ▁that ▁sp anned ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁district ▁and ▁ 1 0