QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF TREATED WATER SUPPLY: A CASE STUDY OF MINNA, NIGERIA

Abstract

Abstract There is global call for sufficient water supply and sanitation as large percent of world population lack access to safe drinking water basic sanitation. This paper investigates the level Of purity In public water supply in Minna. Treated water from a Minna water treatment plant was collected and analyzed for its physico-chemical properties, such as PH, Total Dissolve Solid (TDS), Electrical conductivity (EC), Temperature CC), Turbrdity (TB), Nitrate (NIT), Total Alkalinity(TAL), and Total Hardness (TOH). The study revealed that the water supply from the treatment plant was not wholesomely fit for consumption as some of the measured properties such as turbidity and iron content do not conform to the set standard by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nationa/Agency for and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).