▁water ▁quality " ▁and ▁that ▁" the ▁use ▁of ▁min eral ▁water ▁has ▁never ▁before ▁been ▁so ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁Sen eg al ", ▁without ▁providing ▁any ▁specific ▁figures . ▁It ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁" in ▁certain ▁areas ▁or ▁at ▁certain ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁year " ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁tap ▁water ▁for ▁a ▁whole ▁day ▁or ▁even ▁for ▁several ▁days . ▁ ▁Community ▁partners hip ▁for ▁stand pip es ▁in ▁Dak ar ▁▁ ▁Another ▁innov ative ▁approach ▁is ▁the ▁community ▁partners hip ▁with ▁S ON ES , ▁S d E ▁and ▁an ▁international ▁N GO ▁with ▁local ▁roots , ▁End a ▁T iers - Mon de , ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁stand pip es , ▁build ▁and ▁to ▁operate ▁them . ▁The ▁program ▁install s ▁meter ed ▁stand posts ▁to ▁serve ▁poor ▁households ▁who ▁previously ▁used ▁poll uted ▁well ▁water . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁demand - respons ive ▁rather ▁than ▁re lying ▁on ▁supply - side ▁target ing ▁of ▁the ▁poor . ▁Community ▁invol vement ▁is ▁strong — they ▁are ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁planning , ▁construction ▁and ▁maintenance , ▁leading ▁to ▁strong ▁ownership ▁and ▁near ▁ 1 0 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁cost ▁recovery . ▁All ▁stand posts ▁are ▁meter ed — the ▁households ▁pay ▁the ▁stand post ▁operator ▁whilst ▁the ▁operator ▁pays ▁the ▁utility ▁for ▁bulk ▁water . ▁The ▁community ▁itself ▁cho oses ▁the ▁operator ▁( or ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rot ating ▁operators ) ▁who ▁may ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁a ▁sal ary ▁or ▁occasionally ▁for ▁themselves ▁for ▁a