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to reported breakages. The city needs to improve the operational efficiency and monitoring at well fields to maximize their potential and avoid over extraction. All piped water in Addis meets minimum WHO standards, but the discharge of waste into rivers affects the quality of groundwater in the central city, while urbanization around dams affects surface water quality because households are improperly discharging waste. These issues need to be raised at the metropolitan level to coordinate better for planning and implementation purposes. In addition to improved efficiency and protection of existing water supply, Addis will need to develop new sources of water. Alternatives need to be explored to harness rainwater and stormwater catchments for grey-water uses such as industry, landscaping, and cleaning