Abstract
AbstractTo meet the growing demand for water in Bukavu town in Democratic Republic of The Congo, REGIDESO has installed a new water treatment plant in Nyalukemba district in the middle of the Bukavu town to treat water taken directly from Lake Kivu. This water is served to 2,133 households (or 17,064 inhabitants) subscribing to REGIDESO living in the Nguba and Muhumba localities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the physicochemical and microbiological quality of this water. The results of water samples taken at different sites in the circuit of collection, treatment, and distribution of this water reveal that the water used for treatment as well as the treated water is unfit for human consumption. The variations of physicochemical parameters and microbiological groups observed at different points in the distribution circuit show that REGIDESO is providing unsafe water to its subscribers. At the end of this article, we make recommendations to change this situation and suggest to the population consuming this water to boil it before any consumption to avoid water related health risks.
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