Canal water treatment with rapid sand filtration

摘要

This study was carried out to characterize and treat the canal water for making it suitable for human consumption. Samples of water were collected from a canal running near Peshawar known as Warsak lift canal. The samples were evaluated both chemically and microbiologically and found unfit for drinking purpose. Therefore, physical treatment using sand as a filtering media was applied for making the water suitable for drinking purpose. Sand filtration technique significantly reduced the selected quality parameters and made canal water suitable for human consumption according to World Health Organization.