Assessing Groundwater Quality In Katsina State, Nigeria

International Journal of Geoinformatics and Geological Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJGGS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : A. S. Oyewumi,G. K. James, I.M. Jega, O.O. Olojo, J.T. Shar, H. Onuoha, V.T. Salami, S. Mustafa, I. Shehu, A. N. Waziri, M. M. Mahmood and K.S. Salman

10.14445/23939206/IJGGS-V6I2P107

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A. S. Oyewumi,G. K. James, I.M. Jega, O.O. Olojo, J.T. Shar, H. Onuoha, V.T. Salami, S. Mustafa, I. Shehu, A. N. Waziri, M. M. Mahmood and K.S. Salman, "Assessing Groundwater Quality In Katsina State, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Geoinformatics and Geological Science, vol. 6,  no. 2, pp. 45-57, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939206/IJGGS-V6I2P107

Abstract:

Groundwater quality is crucialto the determination of the water’s suitability for drinking, domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes. The suitability of groundwater for the different intents depends on its intrinsic quality. Secondary data of some groundwater samples from seventy borehole locations across Katsina State was obtained from the state’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA). Elevenphysico-chemicalparameters (pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (TH), electrical conductivity (EC), chloride, iron, manganese, sulphate, total alkalinity, fluoride and nitrate) of the samples from borehole locations were used to compute Water Quality Index (WQI) with a view to assessing the suitability of the groundwater for human consumption. The results show WQI values for the entire Katsina State range from 18.05 to 60.76, representing excellent and good water quality. Samples from twenty-nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) have average WQI values lower than 50 thereby representing excellent water quality while samples from the remaining five LGAs have WQI values greater than 50 thereby representing good water quality. The results show about 85% of groundwater in Katsina State has excellent water quality while the remaining 15% have good water quality.

Keywords:

Groundwater, Water Quality Index, Drinking Water, Excellent Quality Water

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