Some Aspects of Groundwater and Tap Water Quality in SharqEl-Niel–Khartoum City–Sudan

Abstract

The study area is located in the east of the Blue Nile, between latitudes 15 20’ to 15 37’ and longitudes 32 31’ to 32 56’. The purpose of the study is to provide safe water and sufficient quantity to satisfy water requirement for growth and pressure of the population extension of the area. Main problem is to find out suitability of groundwater for domestic uses and to compare it with tap water in some houses in the area of study. Water samples were collected from six boreholes and three samples from home taps. Than the water samples were analyzed physically, chemically and biologically. The results were compared with WHOstandards. From the results, I found that the water samples are fit for domestic usesas to the WHO standards. According to the physical and chemical analysis of the boreholes, the study summarizes that this water is suitable for drinking and human use. The study recommends that boreholes water should be monitored to determine physical, chemical and biological changes every year and to find out if there are any differences between water from boreholes and that from tap at the homes