Abstract
The people living in Angwan Romi village and environ use the water of River Romi to their daily water demand which has not been met by government.
They may be at health risk as a result of usage of Romi River water. The study was carried out to determine the extent of pollution and self purification of River ROMI.
The data was collected from July 2009 to February 2010, to capture the dry and wet seasons and repeated again in July 2011 for validation.
Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
Rivers have many tributaries that may spare them from pollution as much as possible. Rivers provide a myriad of in-stream and consumptive uses; they support flora and fauna, improve aesthetic and landscape quality,
moderate climate and even generate hydropower. However many rivers are not able to provide some of these because of pollution.
The primary objective of water quality monitoring is to deliver clean safe water. Water is essential to sustain life, and a satisfactory (adequate, safe and accessible) supply should be available to all.
Seven people died and twenty three hundred people became ill in the town of Walkerton, Ontario in May of 2000 because the drinking water became contaminated with a lethal strain of bacteria.
This tragedy cost the government of Ontario $65 million to conduct the inquiry. The loss of life and suffering is estimated at an additional $91 million with costs totaling more than $156 million.
This tragedy could have been prevented with an effective water quality monitoring program that included the use of continuous water quality surveillance Colin N Perkel (2002).
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Colin N Perkel(2002) in McClelland and Stewart. Well of Lies: The Walkerton Water Tragedy. Russell Books Ltd(2002) – British Columbia, Canada
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