Problems of water supply in four neighborhood communities housing Federal University of Technology\r\nOwerri (FUTO) and Federal Polytechnic Nekede (POLYNEK) off-campus students have been\r\ninvestigated. The four communities are Ihiagwa, Eziobodo, Nekede and Obinze all in Owerri west county\r\nof Imo state, Nigeria. The communities and the larger population of off-campus students are in dare\r\nneed of portable and sustainable water supply. The present system of water supply through\r\nsubstandard shallow wells of all manners and direct from the Otamiri River is unsustainable and of\r\nserious health consequences. Geological and geophysical assessments confirmed that the area has\r\nnear surface aquifer with average depth of 50 m (164 ft). Standard water well in the area is to have\r\neconomic cased depth of 91 m (300 ft), adapted to pump capacity not greater than 7.5 HP. The water\r\ntable (WT) aquifer is vulnerable to contamination due to indiscriminate waste dumping, accelerated\r\ngroundwater flow, and contaminants transport in the area. Standard water wells are recommended for\r\nthese communities, and to be sustained by government-private partnership idea. This will prevail\r\nagainst water borne diseases and poverty.
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