Abstract
The perennial scarcity of water supply in Awka has been a concern to its inhabitants. This is because of the complete absence of urban water supply system for the town. Consequently, shallow wells, vending, as well as rainwater harvesting are the major sources of water supply. This study examines how rainwater harvesting can be sustained to ensure the steady water supply to households in Awka. Data were collected from questionnaire and NIMET, and were analysed through statistical methods. Result shows that rainwater potential in the town amounts to 24, 658,000 litres enough for the annual household water needs.
Highlights
The perennial water supply problem in Awka urban area has been a source of worry to government, establishment and households
For households in Awka town, there are many sources of water supply that they depend on which are surface water bodies, shallow wells boreholes, water vendors and rainwater harvesting
Apart from [3] no known attempt has been made to study the potential of rain water harvesting as an alternative source of water supply for households who lack access to pipe borne water supply systems in the town
Summary
The perennial water supply problem in Awka urban area has been a source of worry to government, establishment and households. In spite of the fact that shallow wells and water vendor sources are very much patronized the advantages of rainwater harvesting by far outweigh all of them Such advantages include the large number of potential catchment surfaces available in the town where over 98% of the houses are roofed with corrugated iron sheets, asbestos and tiles. It does not require travelling any distance to collect and is not bought with money, harvesting rainwater from an impervious urban environment especially as such is found in Awka generates a lot of flood water wherever it rains and this destroys life and property. Is the poor construction techniques for its harvesting as well as the best way to finance its associated projects [4,5,6,7]
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