INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES IN OWERRI TOWN, IMO STATE
INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES IN OWERRI TOWN, IMO STATE
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1987-07
Authors
OHA, MADUABUCHI JUDE.
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Abstract
An inventory of water supply and distribution
for Owerri and environs in the Eastern part of Nigeria
has been carried nut. The Owerri cown water supply scheme
was commissioned around 1960 as a battery of boreholes,
with an average yield of 567.75 m3/d. In the late 1970s,
the number of boreholes increased considerably. Today,
this intake has been abandoned and a new impounding
reservoir at a nearby stream, is the only source.
The bacteriological quality of the impounding stream
is below minimum standard and a treatment plant was
constructed to ensure the supply of potable water. Water
distribution has been enhanced through the provision of
elevated water towers and ground level reservoirs.
However, analysis of the available borehole data
show that the yield of the Aquifer is high and that in
future, Owerri should be supplied from groundwater scheme
as a means of reducing overhead costs
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HYDROGEOLOGY
Department of Geology
Faculty of Science
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
JUNE, 1987
Keywords
INVENTORY,, WATER SUPPLY,, SCHEMES,, OWERRI TOWN,,, IMO STATE