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DOI: 10.31248/GJEES
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Planning for a sustainable water supply through improved rainwater harvesting system in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/GJEES2019.043 | Article Number: E8BF5AAC1 | Vol.4 (5) - October 2019
Received Date: 03 August 2019 | Accepted Date: 27 September 2019 | Published Date: 30 October 2019
Authors: Phanuel B. Joshua1, , Felix A. Ilesanmi2 and and Deborah S. Mshelizah3
Keywords: Domestic water stress, planning, rainwater harvesting system, water supply.
This paper examined water supply and demand in Hong Local Government Area (LGA) with a view to planning a sustainable rainwater harvesting system. The plan projected population in the area is 223,176 with an average of 5 persons per household. Similarly, there are 1,038 existing water supply infrastructures in form of wells and boreholes in seven (7) districts where 2,135 households out of 42,729 households in the LGA were sampled randomly to ascertain their level of access to water supply so as to provide strong basis for the planning activity. Results of the research indicated that 50.0% of the households are water-stressed, 40.6% are partially water-stressed while only 9.4% are not water-stressed. This therefore calls for a drastic planning action through rainwater harvesting system. The objectives of the plan are to provide more water supply to augment the shortfall in domestic water requirement, reduce the effects of domestic water stress on the socio-economic indicators in the area and optimise the use of water to avoid wastage and ensure sustainability. Design standards for rainwater collection, conveyance and storage are spelt out to ensure efficiency and viability of the project with materials are in conformity with the existing standards.
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