The Physicochemical Potentials of Water from Bore Holes, Tube Wells, Water Harvesters, Water Hawkers and Direct Fetching from Open Water Sources Like Lakes and Rivers in Makurdi Benue State and Keffi, Nasarawa State Nigeria. A Quest for Sustainable Develo

Abstract

World Water Day- 22 March 2018 with the theme ‘Nature for Water’ – is exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we are facing in the 21st century. The  Sustainable Development Goal 6  committed the world to ensure that everyone has access to safe water by 2030 .Looking around our environment are  simple but definite sources of water that can generate up to 5000l water  or more at a time year round . Some boreholes, rivers, tube wells, water harvesters, water hawkers and direct fetching from open water sources like lakes and rivers within 2 areas Keffi Nasarawa State and Makurdi Benue State Nigeria were sampled and analysed for physicochemical and bacterial load properties. Results are displayed side by side the WHO /Nigeria Guidelines for Drinking  Water standards 2005  .Relatively high values are recorded for total solids ,  total hardness ,color , conductivity and bacterial load  per 100ml in both cities  which can be treated with simple and available  water treatment equipment .  Sustainable Development Goal 6 ensuring that everyone has access to safe water by 2030 is realizable and affordable if the proper will is in place.

Keywords: Sustainable, Guidelines, physicochemical, water and equipment

DOI: 10.7176/CMR/11-4-02

Publication date: April 30^th 2019