Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality at Bahri Water Purification Plant Using Traditional Methods

Abstract

The study objective dealt with evaluating the water quality of Bahri water purification plant. To achieve set goals, the results of the analysis of treated water were recorded for one year from the first of July 2021 until June 30, 2022. The importance of the study is that plant is considered the largest water production plant in the Republic of Sudan, as it produces 300,000 cubic meters per day. It invades many areas of the triangular capital, Khartoum. The study concluded that all the chemical elements conform to the specifications, but the turbidity of the water of the plant does not match the specifications, as well as the amount of residual chlorine, which caused the presence of coliform bacteria in some of the results of the analysis. The solution to the problem lies in the provision of purification materials such as poly aluminum chloride, PAC, as well as disinfection materials such as chlorine in sufficient quantities.