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

Nwosu Evanpaschal Olisaemeka; Ekeokwueze Kingsley Chimeogo; Nnaji Charles Chidozie

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

Authors:
Nnaji Charles Chidozie | Nwosu Evanpaschal Olisaemeka | Ekeokwueze Kingsley Chimeogo

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Nnaji Charles Chidozie | Nwosu Evanpaschal Olisaemeka | Ekeokwueze Kingsley Chimeogo "Assessment of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting among Households in Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-3, June 2024, pp.907-910, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64999.pdf

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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.

Keywords :
Rainwater; rooftop; Nsukka

Publication Details:

Unique Identification Number : IJTSRD64999

Published In : Volume-8 | Issue-3, June 2024

Page Number(s) : 907-910

Publisher Name : IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470

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