Thesis Abstract

Thesis Overview

<p> Water is one of the most important natural resources for all life on earth. The availability and quality of water always have played an important part in determining not only where people can live, but also their quality of life. Even though there always has been plenty of fresh water on earth, water has not always been available when and where it is needed, nor is it always of suitable quality for all uses. Water must be considered as a finite resource that has limits and boundaries to its availability and suitability for use.Inadequate water supply in &nbsp;Arawa &nbsp;area &nbsp;of &nbsp;Gombe &nbsp;has &nbsp;been &nbsp;associated &nbsp;with &nbsp;lack &nbsp;of accessibility &nbsp;and &nbsp; population increase . As population of the area increases with time, competition for water demand also increases which outweighs the supply of water in the area thereby rendering water supply inadequate.Also reasons such as the inability to extract water from &nbsp;sources &nbsp;due to non-distribution of &nbsp;public &nbsp;water &nbsp;supply &nbsp;systems &nbsp;and &nbsp;lack of &nbsp;maintenance &nbsp;of &nbsp;water facilities in the study area &nbsp;have &nbsp;contributed &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;insufficiency &nbsp;of &nbsp;water &nbsp;supply.The &nbsp;survey &nbsp;was &nbsp;carried &nbsp;out &nbsp;as &nbsp;a &nbsp;result &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;inadequacies &nbsp;in &nbsp;the &nbsp;provision &nbsp;of &nbsp;public &nbsp;water &nbsp;supply &nbsp;in &nbsp;Arawa &nbsp;community. So far, the &nbsp;research &nbsp;was &nbsp;able &nbsp;to &nbsp;dictate &nbsp;the &nbsp;nature &nbsp;and &nbsp;problems &nbsp;of &nbsp;water &nbsp;supply &nbsp;in &nbsp;the &nbsp;study &nbsp;area. The &nbsp;field &nbsp;survey &nbsp;and &nbsp;analysis &nbsp;shows &nbsp;that &nbsp;the &nbsp;problem &nbsp;of &nbsp;water &nbsp;supply &nbsp;in &nbsp; the &nbsp;area &nbsp;ranges &nbsp;from &nbsp;the &nbsp;absence &nbsp;of &nbsp;public &nbsp;pipe &nbsp;borne &nbsp;water &nbsp;which &nbsp;have &nbsp;been &nbsp;related &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;neglect &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;area &nbsp;by &nbsp;the &nbsp;state &nbsp;water &nbsp;corporation &nbsp;board, poor &nbsp;maintenance &nbsp;of &nbsp;facilities &nbsp;due &nbsp;to &nbsp;lack &nbsp;of &nbsp;funds &nbsp;as &nbsp;well &nbsp;as &nbsp;the &nbsp;rapid &nbsp;population &nbsp;growth &nbsp;of &nbsp;the &nbsp;area. <br></p>