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Moving beyond the time-limited project approach to indefinite sustainability means taking into account the full life-cycle costs of water delivery systems. Life-cycle costs (LCC) are the costs of ensuring adequate water, sanitation and hygiene services to a specific population in a determined geographical area - not just for a few years but indefinitely. LCC include the costs of constructing new systems, maintaining them in the short- and long-term, and at higher institutional levels. Costs for both district and national level administration and planning are taken into account, as well as the costs of replacing and extending infrastructure.

===A versatile tool===

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