Water Quality
Technical Assistance
Ensuring public health safety through provision of safe drinking water to our nation is our mandate. The Central Laboratory under the NWSC-Water Quality Management Department (WQMD) has been providing full water and effluent quality testing services since 1994 to various types of clients. The water quality Management department (WQMD) falls under the Business and Scientific Services Directorate (DBSS). We have a key obligation to monitor all (NWSC) water production processes up to the final consumer to ensure that the quality of water supplied to our customers conforms to the National standards for drinking water quality.
The department also monitors the effluent of all NWSC waste water treatment plants and stabilisation ponds to ensure that they comply with the National discharge standards, hence ensuring environmental protection. The standards used to assess water quality relate to human health & safety during contact and for drinking purposes. Additionally, the department links with other stakeholders to spearhead catchment/water source protection in all areas under NWSC jurisdiction. Furthermore, the WQMD on behalf of NWSC implements projects focussing on pollution control and catchment management. The department also offers water quality external services through the Central Laboratory, where various water and waste water quality tests can be done.
Services Offered
- Water and waste quality analysis
- Advice on parameters for design and construction of water and wastewater treatment plants
- Determination of bulk chemical composition and verification of water treatment chemicals
- Water and wastewater treatment process control
- Water quality monitoring of water sources (surface and groundwater)
- Public awareness programs in water, sanitation, public health and environmental management
Who can benefit from our lab services?
- Private water operators and Water authorities
- Private sector (e.g. hotels and lodges)
- Consulting and Water Drilling companies
- Industries (e.g. fish processing, beverages, food processing, building & construction, manufacturing and health care)
- Government agencies, local councils and private Institutions (e.g. schools, colleges, and hospitals)
- Foreign missions
- Environmental bodies/authorities (e.g. National Environmental Management Authority)
- Farmers, individuals who own water tanks, bores and swimming pools, real estate.
