▁recovery ▁ ▁Cost ▁recovery ▁in ▁rural ▁water ▁schemes ▁has ▁apparently ▁improved ▁in ▁those ▁schemes ▁that ▁are ▁run ▁as ▁public - private ▁partners hips , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁some ▁poor ▁users ▁receive ▁water ▁for ▁free . ▁Private ▁operators ▁also ▁pay ▁a ▁month ly ▁rent ▁to ▁the ▁districts ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁systems , ▁which ▁remain ▁public ly ▁owned . ▁ ▁In vest ment ▁ ▁Level ▁and ▁composition . ▁In vest ments ▁in ▁rural ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁increased ▁from ▁US $ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁US $ 3 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Mechan ism . ▁In vest ments ▁are ▁ch anne led ▁from ▁don ors ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁to ▁districts ▁and ▁communities ▁through ▁a ▁Community ▁Development ▁Fund ▁( C DF ) ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁tax ▁reven ues ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁C DF ▁by ▁law , ▁although ▁actual ▁trans fers ▁remained ▁short ▁of ▁this ▁target ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁ 4 ▁b n ▁R wand an ▁Fran cs ▁( R WF ) ▁were ▁approved , ▁but ▁only ▁ 1 ▁b n ▁R WF ▁were ▁dis b urs ed . ▁The ▁ 3 0 ▁District s ▁of ▁R w anda ▁sign ▁annual ▁performance ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁about ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁water ▁facilities ▁and ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁catch ment ▁areas . ▁A ▁commission ▁ass esses ▁progress