Table 3.
Water quality index of the study area's samples
| Sample(s) | WQI | Microorganisms | WQI Class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Total coliform | Fecal coliform | Salmonella and shigella | WQI for MICRO | |||
| Ground water samples | 1 | 89.371 | 9 | 7 | 4 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable |
| 2 | 77.545 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 3 | 84.745 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 4 | 81.320 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 5 | 87.295 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 6 | 90.191 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 7 | 89.443 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 8 | 88.814 | 24 | 20 | 15 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 9 | 89.423 | 10 | 8 | 6 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 10 | 71.961 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 11 | 47.875 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Marginal | |
| 12 | 90.191 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 13 | 80.905 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 14 | 86.530 | 13 | 11 | 8 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 15 | 85.329 | 17 | 14 | 12 | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 16 | 89.305 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 17 | 88.936 | 25 | 23 | Nd | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 18 | 84.175 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 19 | 90.191 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 20 | 74.216 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 21 | 77.032 | 28 | 25 | Nd | Unsuitable | Unsuitable | |
| 22 | 74.904 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 23 | 77.882 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 24 | 83.374 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 25 | 69.956 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Fair | |
| 26 | 84.237 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| Surface water samples | 27 | 88.160 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good |
| 28 | 77.184 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Good | |
| 29 | 60.226 | Nd | Nd | Nd | - | Marginal | |