Assessment of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting among Households in Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria

Nnaji Charles, Chidozie and Nwosu Evanpaschal, Olisaemeka and Ekeokwueze Kingsley, Chimeogo (2024) Assessment of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting among Households in Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 8 (3). pp. 907-910. ISSN 2456-6470

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Abstract

This research assessed household rooftop rainwater harvesting among households in Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria. The people’s interest in rooftop rainwater harvesting is a consequent of epileptic water supply from municipal scheme and groundwater mining. Data for analysis was gathered through the use of questionnaire survey. The results show that only 68% of the respondent harvest rooftop rainwater while 34% do not practice rainwater harvesting. Over 30% of households in the study area don’t harvest rainwater for contamination reasons. 89% use it for sanitary and other purposes. Only 11% drink rainwater which indicates unfitness of rainwater for drinking. The study concludes by recommending that since the fear of contamination is a major hindrance to the usage of rainwater, proper water treatment methods should be incorporated into rainwater harvesting system.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Postgraduate > Master's of Islamic Education
Depositing User:	Journal Editor
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2024 15:50
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2024 09:55
URI:	http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/id/eprint/13846

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