Compiles extensive background information on three proposed projects to supply relatively inexpensive potable water to three Syrian rural communities. The report profiles the three project target areas, detailing population, population growth rate, living conditions, current water use patterns, ethnic composition, social structure, and other socio-economic information. The report then summarizes the essential scope and purpose of each project. This discussion covers the optimum placement of the water fountains, financial cost/benefit of the project, and procedures for selling the water. It is noted that the target populations should be regularly informed about the project's progress. Next, the project's benefits are delineated; these include a significant reduction in the cost of purchased water, more convenient locations for water buyers, and an overall decrease in the incidence of gastrointestinal disease related to the consumption of poor quality water. Appended tables contain present and projected population data for the target areas and include some technological specifications regarding fountain construction.