THE ROLE OF WATER VENDORS IN DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY IN NASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorSALAHUDEEN, Hajarat
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T09:41:57Z
dc.date.available2017-02-02T09:41:57Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE (M.SC.) IN GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractWater vending is often taken as a symptom of a failure in piped water systems, It still play significant roles in providing water to many urban dwellers in many parts of the world Kano State inclusive.Therefore this study examined the role of water vendors in domestic water supply in Nassarawa LGA of Kano State. The specific objectives were to identify and map out the main water pumps used by vendors for water supply in the study area,examine the factors responsible for the involvement of water vendors in meeting household water needs, assess the pattern of vended water distribution in the study area and to identify the challenges of patronising vended water in the study area. Both systematic and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the sampled areas in the study area as well as the respondents. A total of 384 respondents were sampled, out of which 284 residents and 100 water vendors were sampled respectively. The study showed that majority of the vended water is sourced from outside Nasarawa LGA and mostly from shallow wells/stand pumps located at the extreme north western part of the study area borderingFagge LGA and Ungongo, and Kumbotso LGAs which is about 3 – 4 km away from Nasarawa LGA. It was also found that majority (64.1%) the residents in the study area patronise the services of water vendor, with majority (81.3%) buying their water from wheel barrow vendors/handcarts, while 15.4% buy theirs from tanker truck vendors and the least patronised were head carriage vendors. Daily patronage of vendor service dominated the frequency of respondent‟s patronage of vended water supply. It was found that most households (51.0%) are not connected to pipe borne water network connection. Among those connected, majority (45.3%) receives duration of water flow from the tap between 1.5-6hours. Seasonal variation in vended water demand/supply patterns exists in the study area, with dry season accounting for the highest water demand and most supplies are made during the morning and evening hours. Based on the challenges faced in buying vended water, lack of water quality guarantee dominated with 29.7%, followed by high charges from vendors (price) with 25.3%, lack of guaranteed services by vendor accounted for 20.9%. The study recommended that vendors should be recognised as an integral part of the water system as this may help in the design (and implementation) of more comprehensive policies that better serve (poor) end-users, by ensuring greater reliabilities and affordability of water vendors service. In addition, efforts should be made by government to expand pipe borne network coverage to every household in the study area and in the case of inabilities of the authorities to achieve 100% household connection alternative efforts too should be made to strategically and randomly construct public water stations, boreholes to serve remote areas.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectROLE,en_US
dc.subjectWATER VENDORS,en_US
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY,en_US
dc.subjectNASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectKANO STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleTHE ROLE OF WATER VENDORS IN DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY IN NASSARAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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