Nebbi water polluted

Mar 19, 2002

MOST water sources in Nebbi town are contaminated with human excreta. This is because toilets have been constructed near them, the District Environment Officer, Mr. Fred Onyaai, has said.

By Ayiga Ondoga MOST water sources in Nebbi town are contaminated with human excreta. This is because toilets have been constructed near them, the District Environment Officer, Mr. Fred Onyaai, has said.He said such water points would soon be closed down to maintain good health in the town.“There is now a situation where most of our water points in the town are polluted. Recently, we carried out a quality test and found out that 40% of the water samples were contaminated. We are coming up with an action of closing down all the polluted boreholes,” Onyaai said.He said that the Water, Environment and Sanitation (WES) status of the district stands at 53% for latrine coverage and 63% for safe water coverage.

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