TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ameliorating Water Supply Problems in University of Nigeria, Nsukka
AU - Mama, C.N. AU - Yakubu, I.A. AU - Nwonu, D.C. AU - Victor, C.D. AU - Obe, I.P. AU - Nnaji, C.C. AU - Okechukwu, F.O. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 24
SP  - 9734
EP  - 9739
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.9734.9739
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.9734.9739
KW  - University of Nigeria
KW  -boreholes
KW  -water supply
KW  -Improving
KW  -Nsukka
KW  -distributing piping system
AB  - Supply of abundant safe water has great influence on the health, economic productivity and quality
of life of the people. Meeting this need is one of the major challenges facing both the rural and urban
communities of Nigeria today. Therefore, improving water supply should be a major focus by the government,
NGO’s and other concerned bodies. There is disparity between the present daily water supply in the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka by the university water works unit and the daily water requirements for the university
residents. The estimated daily water requirement is 1,709,879 L/day and the estimated average quantity
produced daily is 1,620,000 L/day but experiences 20-30% loss. Average of about 1,280,000 L/day reaches the
consumers. Therefore, percentage of requirements satisfied is 74.86% implying that the university water works
unit still needs about 25.14% of its current level of water supply to satisfy the total water requirement. The
analysis of the water from the university water source shows that the quality indices of the sample were
appreciably acceptable and the microbial analysis is within the WHO acceptable limit. The shortfalls in the
quantity of the water supply in UNN are linked to the technological and management problems encountered
by the university water works unit. Reactivation of the dormant and improving the existing water supply
facilities in the university; modern technology approach using automated digital computer systems such as PLC
and SCADA, among others should be used to monitor the whole distributing piping system.
ER  -