Olomanira relied on water pans that dried up during dry seasons and were heavily used by livestock hence contamination. The soil structure in the area proved to be a challenge for ground water exploration with large deposits oc clay soil making it difficult to extract water. Due to proximity to villages that had been reached with sanitation interventions in a previous project phase, the sanitation situation was not too bad with quite a number of households already having knowledge on the importance of safe sanitation and hygiene.