Water is one of the basic necess iti ~s for survi val and soc io-economic deve lopment, and access tornsafe water and adequate sa nitation is a uni versal lIeed ami basic human right. The lacks of accessrnto improve drinking water still a serious problem in many As ia and African countries.rnHowever, it is lacking in most of rura l areas of Asosa woreda in general and the two studyrnkebeles in paliicu lar. In addit ion to limited provi sion of this bas ic service in the study area,rnsign ifica nt numbers of watcr supply schemes that cont ribute for service coverage arc also poorlyrnmanaged; provide service with problems and others llIal-fullctioning at any ti me. So, the studyrnhas tried to fi nd so lut ion for rural water su pp ly to continucd services for long.rnIn order to obta in the required information, that the objective of the study, sampl ing techniquesrnwere employed. In ca rrying out the study, the researcher se lected 70 HH beneficiaries. Datarnobtai ned frolll HH survey were mainly analyzed quant ita ti ve ly wh ile in format ion from FGDs,rnKII, and observation were analyzed qua litat ive ly to supplement data from HH survey.rnAs far as the fi ndings, the survey resuits fo und that the lack of proper managi ng or functionalityrnof the scheme.s or lack of protected springs have been major prob lems and for seeable bottlenecksrnin the study area and the majority of communities in the study area whi ch 86'10 depend all ull safernwater sources and covering these large segments of the commun ity in the short period of time andrnin foreseeable future could be a challenge. So, the cOlllmu nity should be given awareness rind gelrnsupported on safe use of unprotected water sourccs such as boi ling, before use and throughrnprovision of chemi cal disinfecta nts so that they arc rescued from water-born and water-re latedrnhea lth problems. Besides, cleaning and clearing of unprotected water sources to minimize therninfestat ion of microbes and other mi cro-orga ni sms are also importa nt.rnIn addition, most of the schemes are also found poorly managed poor qua li ty and provide servicesrnwith problems. The survey resul ts revea led that schemes are managed by communit ies throughrnwater cOlllmittees wl:o are respoll sib le is given or Ill:lnagcd by.