Sustainable Operational Management Model of Rural Water Supply Projects

Safety engineering construction for rural drinking water in China started in 2005. After more than 10 years of construction, approximately 500,000 central water supply projects and countless plans are scattered everywhere. Ensuring the long-term operation of such projects is a major problem in the actual operations, in addition to concerns with the water source, technologies, management, staffing, and knowledge relating to water supply. Many management techniques are particularly ineffective in rural areas. After all, the necessary management model is not extant. National policies are reviewed through in-depth analysis and research on the management of water supply utilities in rural areas. The main project management modes in our country include public ownership company management, stock company management, contract management, institution management, and entrusted management. The various types of management models in China are summarized to develop a sustainable model that can help improve the management system of water supply projects in rural areas.