Detecion and analysis of drinking water quality from "Rural Drinking Water Safety Project" in Jiajiang County

Objective:To understand the conditon of water quality and sanitary from Rural Drinking Water Safety Supported by Special Funds of Central Budget in Jiajiang County to provide the basis of making policy decisions for the government.Methods:According toStandard Testing Methods for Drinking Water(GB/T5750-2006),288 copies of Rural Drinking Water Safety Project water samples were collected for detecting.Results:The qualification rate of 288 water samples is 46.2%;the difference between dry-season and wet-season water qualification rate is significant(P0.05);the unqualified items are chroma,turbility,iron,manganese,total hardness,total bacteria,califorms,thermotolerant califorms and disinfectant concentration.Conclusion:TheRural Drinking Water Safety Supported by Special Funds of Central Budget has solved the problem of drinking water for people and livestock in rural areas.However,it can not safeguard the drinking water safety of benefited villegers completely.