Water quality analysis of Urun-Islampur City, Maharashtra, India

Abstract Safe drinking water is a human need and right of the people. This study focuses on water quality analysis of the Urun-Islampur city which is in the Maharashtra state of India. Water quality testing is very important to check the quality of drinking water to avoid waterborne diseases and improve health. Water Quality Index (WQI) is important to determine the depletion of the water quality of the study area. The Urun-Islampur city is divided into fourteen wards. The values of WQI of those fourteen wards were compared, where from each ward three water samples were taken for the test. In order to assess the water quality, we calculate the WQI with physical, chemical and biological parameters. In water quality tests, various parameters are measured, including pH, total hardness, chloride content (Cl−), electric conductivity, residual chlorine and total dissolved solids (TDS), all those parameters compared with World Health Organization (WHO) standards of water quality; also in the present research paper classification of water samples of the 14 wards was an investigation into the basis of TDS, anions, cations, and total hardness. This article highlights the importance of using the WQI, and it is very useful to analyze the water quality. After water sample testing, it was observed that the pH of all water samples was found almost neutral. The TDS, conductance and hardness increased toward the old water supply line as compared to a new water supply line. The results of the Water Quality Assessment done in Urun-Islampur city show that all parameters were within the permissible limits as per WHO standards. The Water Quality Index (WQI) in the range of 86 to 90 was also good. But it may be affected by water distribution lines which were older than 30 years, so there is a need for proper maintenance of the distribution system and chlorination to avoid waterborne diseases.