Water Quality Analysis of Nekemte Town Water Supply

Motuma Shiferaw; Jiregna Nugusa; Megersa Tegegne

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Water Quality Analysis of Nekemte Town Water Supply

Motuma Shiferaw, Jiregna Nugusa, Megersa Tegegne

Published in Applied Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 26 May 2021 Accepted: 14 July 2021 Published: 2 August 2021

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This study aimed to assess and compare water quality of Nekemte Town water supply with WHO standards and suggest suitable solutions for water quality problem. Certain physical and chemical water quality parameters like turbidity, color, odor, electrical conductivity, pH, sulfates, iron and manganese, zinc, copper, sulfates, nitrates, nitrites, chromium, and similar parameters were examined in water quality laboratory to check quality of Nekemte town water supply. To check water quality of Nekemte Town Water Supply, water sample was collected randomly at different sampling times and different sampling sites. From laboratory work, most of water quality parameters like turbidity, pH, iron and manganese, residual chlorine content were found not to agree with the standard set by WHO. In case of turbidity analysis, water sample was collected randomly at different sites and different sampling times and the mean turbidity values were 5.1, 4.2 and 6.3NTU. These values do not agree with the WHO standard limit of 5NTU. In similar manner Iron and manganes ewere sampled and analyzed in laboratory at different times and the mean values for iron were found to be 0.547, 0.403 and 0.556mg/L which is greater than the WHO guide value of 0.3mg/L. In similar way, the concentration of manganese was analyzed in water quality laboratory at different sampling times and different sampling sites and the results were 0.4, 0.867 and 0.46mg/L as observed from laboratory result. In addition to this, the study shows that there is color and odor problem in the water supply of the town. On the other hand, water quality parameters like nitrates, nitrites, sulfates, chromium, copper, zinc, potassium, Fluorine were found to agree with the standard set by World Health Organization (WHO). To save the residents of Nekemte Town, the study suggests regular monitoring of water quality should be practiced by municipality of Nekemte town to provide safe drinking water.

Published in	Applied Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ae.20210502.11
Page(s)	35-43
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Water, Analysis, Laboratory, Quality, Sample, Concentration

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Motuma Shiferaw, Jiregna Nugusa, Megersa Tegegne. (2021). Water Quality Analysis of Nekemte Town Water Supply. Applied Engineering, 5(2), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ae.20210502.11

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Motuma Shiferaw; Jiregna Nugusa; Megersa Tegegne. Water Quality Analysis of Nekemte Town Water Supply. Appl. Eng. 2021, 5(2), 35-43. doi: 10.11648/j.ae.20210502.11

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Motuma Shiferaw, Jiregna Nugusa, Megersa Tegegne. Water Quality Analysis of Nekemte Town Water Supply. Appl Eng. 2021;5(2):35-43. doi: 10.11648/j.ae.20210502.11

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Motuma Shiferaw

Department of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
Jiregna Nugusa

Department of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
Megersa Tegegne

Department of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia

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