Water is essential for life and plays a vital role in the proper functioning of the Earth's ecosystems. The pollution of water has a serious impact on all living creatures, and can negatively affect the use of water for drinking, household needs, recreation, fishing, transportation and commerce.

   Monitoring of Surface Water Quality

Water quality survey of River Kabul and River Swat has been completed. Concentration of Coliform bacteria in river Kabul water is 1600/100 ml of water as compared to WHO standard of 3/100 ml of water. Main source is the untreated municipal effluents from the major cities. Three treatment plants were established for Peshawar; however, the same are not working to their full capacity. In river swat water quality is better except at some points where the hotels/discharge their effluents directly in to the river. A survey of such hotels was conducted and notices were issued to the owners. Some of the hotels have now established septic tanks for their effluents. EPA, Malakand office will be now in a better position to conduct monitoring.

   Drinking Water Quality Monitoring in TMAs (Peshawar, Hangu, Kohat, Haripur, & Mansehra)

Under the Local Government Ordinance (LGO) 2001, Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) is responsible to provide pure drinking water to the public. Provision of pure water requires complete knowledge and training for serving the purposes. EPA, NWFP in collaboration with UNICEF is engaged in monitoring drinking water quality, developing a sanitary inspection Monitoring Protocol for five target areas (Peshawar, Kohat, Hango, Haripur & Mansehra). Work in Peshawar and Hango is in final stages while monitoring in the remaining TMAs will be completed during the current financial year.

   Characteristics of Drinking Water At District Kohat

S.No.	Sample Source	Sample Site	Turbidity (NTU)	pH	Residual Chlorine (mg/l)	Faecal Coliform (No. of Colonies/100 ml)
1.	TMA office sample 1	Consumer End	< 5	7.2	ND	ND
2.	TMA office sample 2	Consumer End	< 5	7.2	ND	ND
3.	TMA office sample 3	Consumer End	< 5	6.9	ND	ND
4.	Boyana spring	Source	< 5	7	ND	ND
5.	City reservoir sangier	Reservoir	< 5	7	ND	ND

Water Quality Monitoring Program

Sample Site: Sahib Zada Abdul Qayum Road Peshawar Cantt

Parameters	Source	Reservoir I	Reservoir II	Consumer End	Highest Desirable Value	Remarks
PH	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	6.5 - 8.5	Satisfactory
Turbidity	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	5 NTU	do
Faecal Coliform	Nil	Nil	3	Nil	1 or Nil	Unsatisfactory
Total chlorine residual (CI2)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	do
Total Dissolve solid	296Mg/L	301Mg/L	-	289Mg/L	1000Mg/L	do
T Suspended solids	Nil	Nil	-	Nil	5-25 Mg/L	do
Hardness	205Mg/L	210Mg/L	-	203 Mg/L	500Mg/L	do
Alkalinity	43Mg/L	51Mg/L	-	49Mg/L	150Mg/L	do

Sample Site: Chamkani

Parameters	Source	Reservoir I	Consumer End	Highest Desirable Value	Remarks
PH	7.8	7.8	8.2	6.5 - 8.5	Satisfactory
Turbidity	17NTU	34	34	5 NTU	Unsatisfactory
Faecal Coliform	10	14	31	1 or Nil	do
Total chlorine residual (CI2)	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	do
Total Dissolve solid	700Mg/L	705Mg/L	1200Mg/L	1000Mg/L	do
Total Suspended solids	20Mg/L	25Mg/L	80Mg/L		do
Hardness	705Mg/L			500Mg/L	do
Alkalinity	243Mg/L	250Mg/L	280Mg/L		do

Sample Site: Civil Officer Colony Gunner Lane Peshawar Cantt

Parameters	Source	Reservoir I	Consumer End	Highest Desirable Value	Remarks
PH	7.00	7.2	7.2	6.5 – 8.5	Satisfactory
Turbidity	Nil	Nil	Nil	5 NTU	do
Faecal Coliform	Nil	Nil	Nil	1 or Nil	do
Total chlorine residual (CI2)	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	do
Total Dissolve solid	300Mg/L	304Mg/L	304Mg/L	1000Mg/L	do
Total Suspended solids	Nil	Nil	Nil	5-25Mg/L	do
Hardness	203Mg/L	210Mg/L	210Mg/L	500Mg/L	do
Alkalinity	50Mg/L	54Mg/L	54Mg/L	150Mg/L	d

Sample Site: Phase II, Hayat Abad, Peshawar

Parameters	Source	Reservoir I	Consumer End	Highest Desirable Value	Remarks
PH	7.4	7.6	7.8	6.5 – 8.5	Satisfactory
Turbidity	Nil	Nil	Nil	5 NTU	do
Faecal Coliform	Nil	Nil	Nil	1 or Nil	do
Total chlorine residual (CI2)	Nil	Nil	Nil	-	do
Total Dissolve solid	66Mg/L	70Mg/L	100Mg/L	1000Mg/L	do
Total Suspended solids	Nil	Nil	Nil	5-25Mg/L	do
Hardness	295Mg/L	300Mg/L	300Mg/L	500Mg/L	do
Alkalinity	50Mg/L	57Mg/L	60Mg/L	150Mg/L	do

Monitoring & Enforcement on Industries

The Agency regularly carries out monitoring of industrial discharges in NWFP. During current year; 25 number of industries were visited and effluent samples collected & analyzed.

Legal Notices under PEPA, 97 were issued to industries which violated the NEQS. Hearings were held and direction was issued to polluting industries and are being constantly monitored to implement the mitigation measures
Work is in final stage for preparation of cases against industries to be submitted to Environmental Tribunal
In response to the EPA monitoring efforts, some of the industries have agreed to take measures for reduction of pollution
In Hattar Industrial Estate, Dewan Salman Fibres have installed an effluent treatment plant
The Premier Sugar Mills Mardan have agreed to take remedial measures to relieve the people from the foul smell due to the effluents
Lakson Tobacco company has submitted EIP and applied for ISO 14000

EPA also technically assisted SDA Mineral Testing laboratories in executing a demonstration project concerning treatment of effluents of Marble industry.

Advisory Services

Sector specific workshops for industries

About (7) Sector specific workshops have been arranged so far for the guidance of the following industries.

Sugar industry
Marble industry
Steel Furnaces & Re-rolling Mills
Oil and Ghee industry
Paper & Pulp Industry
Chemicals manufacturing industry
Awareness workshop for Lakson Tobacco Company

MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS

As a result of continuous lobbying, three Sewerage Treatment Plants are established in Peshawar city, while one was already working
In response to complaints from the residents of Hayatabad against the untreated municipal effluent released openly due to limited capacity of the Treatment Plant, several meetings were held with the authorities. As a result PDA has prepared a PC-1 and consultants pre-qualified to study the feasibility of extending the capacity of treatment plant or shifting it outside the residential area.


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