Abstract

Borehole is the commonest source of water in most cities in Nigeria, covering above 80% of the urban and rural dweller’s water demand. The present study investigated the physicochemical quality of water from boreholes within four rural settlements covering Essien Udim local government, Nigeria. The investigated parameters showed average total coliform bacteria count to be between the ranges of 20% to 40% in the samples. The pH ranged from 6.00 – 6.08, The EC ranged from 19.99 – 28.10 Ns/cm while the ranges for the TDS and BOD. were 9.37 – 14.00 mg/l, and 5.55 to 11.73 mg/l respectively.