Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Pollution Studies ISSN: 3107-8419 (Online)

Authors:  Shrikant R Kate, Shridhar S Kumbhar

Abstract:  Safe water and sanitation is a human need and right of People need to maintain their health and dignity. Better water and sanitation is essential in breaking the cycle of poverty. Water quality testing is very important. Water quality is determined in fourteen number of wards in the Urun- Islampur City. Where from each ward, three water samples were taken for test. In water quality test, various parameters are measured including pH, Total Hardness (TH), Chloride Content (Cl-), Electric Conductivity (EC), Residual Chlorine (RC) and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), compared with WHO standards of water quality; also in present research paper classification of water samples of 14 wards was investigation on the basis of TDS, anions, cations and TH. The pH of all water samples were found almost neutral. The TDS, conductance, hardness increased towards the old water supply line, water as compared to new water supply line. The results Water Quality Assessment done in Urun-Islampur city, all parameters were within the permissible limits as per WHO standards. The Water Quality Index (WQI) is in the range of 86 to 95 is also good, but it may affect by water distribution lines which was older than 30 years, so need of proper maintenance of distribution system and chlorination to avoid water borne diseases.

Keywords: Water Samples, Physico-chemical analysis, pH, Hardness, Chloride Content, Electric Conductivity, Residual Chlorine, Total Dissolved Solids