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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Nobody: 6:34pm On Dec 29, 2021

i926:
Enugu metropolis is underlain by shale which is an aquitard, and borehole instability due to the shaley nature of the lithology. Running a geophysical survey before drilling, will definitely yield a good outcome on where to drill and depth to drill to. But the problem with the people is that they don't believe in spending money. I know a hotel worth millions, but there's no borehole, they buy water to refill. Drill borehole..mba.

[s]Unlike Northern politicians commission water projects for their people in cities, towns and villages..an average Eastern politician would prefer to carry some big booty bitch than do such.

Igbos ain't really smart.[/s]

You people ar fast turning this to a tradition and it will keep backfiring you people.

If I read correctly, the issue is about watee scarcity in Enugu state......What concerns other states with the issue or do you see the neighboring states complaining of water?

Face issue and tackle it, stop lumping everyone Into unnecessary sentiments.

Eastern politicians my foot. No go know wetin una go do to get water in Enugu..... continue shouting people who doesn't lack water.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by oyatz(m): 6:38pm On Dec 29, 2021

In4matic:
Reminds me of the day I drove through Enugu and encountered engine overheating.

I took a keg intending to fetch water from nearby houses/shops/filling stations.

Omo, the way they were looking at me like I was asking for some precious stone baffled me!

Like play, I couldn't get water anywhere, i had to drive it like that till I got to a supermarket and bought bottles of water to fill the radiator.

I got to appreciate my Niger Delta where water can never be a commodity hoarded by anyone...

And they come online to chest beat all the time .

An ewedu guzzling Afonja that's envious of Enugu, the city of self-made Billionaires is spotted.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by oyatz(m): 6:44pm On Dec 29, 2021

blamingthedevil:

You are making excuses for government. If 1000 public boreholes are done every year since Independence, will that not have aleviated the sufferings of the masses?

And do you know that 1000 bore holes in a small geographical area like Enugu can trigger an Earthquake?

The State Government can solve this problem by invititing private investors to build and manage water corporations around the metropolis, drawing water from large Rivers and using the techniques of water harvesting.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by cool318(m): 6:45pm On Dec 29, 2021

blamingthedevil:

You are making excuses for government. If 1000 public boreholes are done every year since Independence, will that not have aleviated the sufferings of the masses?

Read my comments well, I never made any excuses for Failed leadership of government in Enugu and Nigeria in general.
I am only considering the plight of suffering individuals spending huge amount to erect a borehole for personal use.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by cool318(m): 6:48pm On Dec 29, 2021

helinues:

You guys like giving excuse Sha.

Dubai is a desert yet they don't have water problem.

Water is essential, no matter how much it might cost, if the political leaders are really ready to fix it, they can

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by GodIsBiafran: 9:20pm On Dec 29, 2021

We need BIAFRA NOW! Nigeria is holding us back. Let Biafra come and all these nonsense will become history.

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Shellsploit: 9:20pm On Dec 29, 2021

make them bring hose make i supply water for them from aguleri, anambra

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Justinlean02(m): 9:21pm On Dec 29, 2021

smartasuen:
Can't the very affluent men and women there team up to do boreholes on every street?
I mean, how much will it cost them........

they can't, there's coal whenever you drill for water expect for 9th mile area

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by alphaNomega: 9:22pm On Dec 29, 2021

smartasuen:
Can't the very affluent men and women there team up to do boreholes on every street?
I mean, how much will it cost them........

This is why government will continuously exploit Nigerians until the end of time. When there are affluent men and women to do the job of government, why bother to work?

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by nextstep(m): 9:23pm On Dec 29, 2021

smartasuen:
Can't the very affluent men and women there team up to do boreholes on every street?
I mean, how much will it cost them........

Enugu is relatively high, and the ground is filled with coal, hence boreholes are not as plentiful as you may find in some other cities.
Not to say things can't be done... like building a huge water reservoir/park that is fed by the Ekulu River.

That said, it's up to leadership (and the people who vote them in): Even my city Asaba, which is right next to the freaking Niger River cannot boast of potable water to its residents, yet Dubai and Israel find a way to create drinking water in the desert, from saltwater.

I just hope this wonderful city gets its water supply back on track - one of the few cities with running water in Nigeria these days.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Golan007: 9:24pm On Dec 29, 2021

i926:
Enugu metropolis is underlain by shale which is an aquitard, and borehole instability due to the shaley nature of the lithology. Running a geophysical survey before drilling, will definitely yield a good outcome on where to drill and depth to drill to. But the problem with the people is that they don't believe in spending money. I know a hotel worth millions, but there's no borehole, they buy water to refill. Drill borehole..mba.

Unlike Northern politicians that commission water projects for their people in cities, towns and villages..an average Eastern politician would prefer to carry some big booty bitch than do such.

Igbos ain't really smart.

You do know shale is a sedimentary rock right?

This implies that it would always be extensive hence never guaranteed a favourable outcome even after a geophysical survey.

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by YorubaLord: 9:25pm On Dec 29, 2021

helinues:

You guys like giving excuse Sha.

Dubai is a desert yet they don't have water problem.

Water is essential, no matter how much it might cost, if the political leaders are really ready to fix it, they can

Bros., God bless you jare. All they do is complain and give flimsy excuses while blaming others. angry

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by IPIGSRSHALLOW: 9:26pm On Dec 29, 2021

BeingCamping:
And so what?

99% of the people living in Enugu are billionaires so they can afford to use pure water to bathe.

All these useless Afonja media that will be carrying news al around. Who send you?

99% are BILLIONARES? WOW..Must be the richest city in the world. grin

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Nobody: 9:27pm On Dec 29, 2021

blamingthedevil:

You are still making excuses. Water supply anywhere in the world is a public good that is provided, protected and provisioned by government. It is never a private matter .

Where is water supply a public good in Nigeria? Individuals dig their own boreholes.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Nobody: 9:27pm On Dec 29, 2021

Golan007:

You do know shale is a sedimentary rock right?

This implies that it would always be extensive hence never guaranteed a favourable outcome even after a geophysical survey.

Sure, it is a sedimentary rock.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by AkalaJ: 9:27pm On Dec 29, 2021

Deodorant and perfume business go dey boom for dat side o, because the body odour from irregular baths no go funny. grin

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Agricmoney(m): 9:28pm On Dec 29, 2021

boreholes can be done atleast in few places to reduce the population using the water at strategic places

Anyway, Agriculture is life.

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by kponkedenge(m): 9:28pm On Dec 29, 2021

Sunday2021:
Tomorrow this people will start blaming Buhari as if they don't have a governor.
Ordinary water, you cannot provide and you have the guts to be sponsoring a terrorist organization (ipob) to distabilize the country.

You've never lived in Enugu before that's why you're talking like this. Enugu is not like Lagos that when you dig the ground, you'll see water.... and you can easily dug bore hole everywhere.

If you dig the ground in Enugu, what you'll be seeing is coal.

The water situation there is terrible.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by meedoLock(m): 9:31pm On Dec 29, 2021

BeingCamping:
And so what?

99% of the people living in Enugu are billionaires so they can afford to use pure water to bathe.

All these useless Afonja media that will be carrying news al around. Who send you?

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by MARKone(m): 9:32pm On Dec 29, 2021

smartasuen:
Can't the very affluent men and women there team up to do boreholes on every street?
I mean, how much will it cost them........

The city Enugu, has a lot of coal deposits underneath, making it difficult and very expensive to get a good borehole. People at Oji river that I know of, don't face problem of this water scarcity.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Elvis778(m): 9:34pm On Dec 29, 2021

smartasuen:
Can't the very affluent men and women there team up to do boreholes on every street?
I mean, how much will it cost them........

Enugu city is closer to water bed than the rest of the state, any small well u dig will have water in it unless it's dry season, so most people there see boreholes as a waste of money until dry season hit them and they realise well is not the best.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Golan007: 9:36pm On Dec 29, 2021

MARKone:

The city Enugu, has a lot of coal deposits underneath, making it difficult and very expensive to get a good borehole. People at Oji river that I know of, don't face problem of this water scarcity.

They even have an artesian well in Oji.

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by fineboynl(m): 9:36pm On Dec 29, 2021

The problem in Enugu is that an average Igbo man or rich Igbo man. As long as he can buy tanker water every months or 2 weeks he doesn't care about the community.

The day tanker will stop selling water I think that is when the solution will start showing up.

Everyone own a tank. Like me I nor fit shout. I buy my tank too. Tank is a big business here.

Some side in Enugu have water. It's just the city that is on dried land during dry sseason.

House rent very expensive.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Nobody: 9:38pm On Dec 29, 2021

Sunday2021:
Tomorrow this people will start blaming Buhari as if they don't have a governor.
Ordinary water, you cannot provide and you have the guts to be sponsoring a terrorist organization (ipob) to distabilize the country.

Even though i blame Buhari for his own ineptitude, most of our state governors are failures and nobody holds them to account.
Proving water shouldn't be rocket science in 2021.for God sake.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by streetshuttle(m): 9:39pm On Dec 29, 2021

Are you this daft?

BeingCamping:
And so what?

99% of the people living in Enugu are billionaires so they can afford to use pure water to bathe.

All these useless Afonja media that will be carrying news al around. Who send you?

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Tellwhat: 9:41pm On Dec 29, 2021

In4matic:
Reminds me of the day I drove through Enugu and encountered engine overheating.

I took a keg intending to fetch water from nearby houses/shops/filling stations.

Omo, the way they were looking at me like I was asking for some precious stone baffled me!

Like play, I couldn't get water anywhere, i had to drive it like that till I got to a supermarket and bought bottles of water to fill the radiator.

I got to appreciate my Niger Delta where water can never be a commodity hoarded by anyone...

And they come online to chest beat all the time .

You're a bloody liar. And you know it

Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by mypaddle: 9:41pm On Dec 29, 2021

I have been to almost all the eastern states including Enugu. Enugu is a fine town, well structured and beautiful. I went to Enugu due to work.

Water is really an issue. I wish the issue of water could be sorted out Enugu would be better for it.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Gotze1: 9:43pm On Dec 29, 2021

Can't believe this, in the home of the world billionaires?

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Elvis778(m): 9:43pm On Dec 29, 2021

jmoore:

Topography of the area determines the accessibility of water via borehole.

A former Head of Geology Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Smart Obioara, also aligned with both Udeogu and Ndukwe’s position. He confirmed that the geology of a particular area must be considered before a borehole drilling process commences. According to him, Enugu generally is a very bad place to drill for water and you can hardly find the rocks that can store water, although people have been making efforts and drilling wells.

“If you don’t have the necessary rock, what is called an aquifer, which can contain and also be able to release water in abundance, it will be hard. If you are not within the water table, the hope of getting water is slim and even if you do, it will dry up easily,” he explained.

Aquifer refers to when a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs. The rate of recharge is not the same for all aquifers, and that must be considered when pumping water from a well.

Tah, if u are referring to Nsukka, yes, cuz it's very high, more than a thousand ft above sea level, they don't dig well cuz nothing will come out, they rely on boreholes even though it's very expensive cuz u have to drill very deep to hit the water bed, and since it's deep, it's also risky, but they don't lack water like Enugu cuz they have adapted and thankfully, more boreholes are available, plenty tankers too and most people have personal storage tanks. Issue with Enugu city is they depend solely on well, they are closer to water bed and wells easily realease water during rainy season, so they feel borehole is a waste of money, they forget that come dry season, well will most likely dry up cuz even though they are closer to water bed, they are still on a hill.

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Nobody: 9:44pm On Dec 29, 2021

Enugu is too high above Sea level...

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Re: Enugu Residents Battle Water Scarcity Again, Buy Sachet Water For Bathing by Cromagnon: 9:44pm On Dec 29, 2021

cool318:

You summarized it all. In addition, even when the water table is found, to drill a borehole in that location is almost up to 2-3 million .
Cost of drill bits ( tens of it will be used), lengths of pipes etc.

You find out that an average person can't spend that much for erecting a borehole In Enugu.
A soil that doesn't have sand, natural chippings all through

then 10 or 100 or 1000 ppl can come together to do so

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