Water scarcity has become a global phenomenon. This
is mainly due to the increase in population, global climatic
change, drought cycles and decertification (particularly in
the Sub-Saharan Africa). Presently, about 2 billion people
in 80 countries around the world suffer from chronic water
shortages and Nigeria is unfortunately one of such countries.
Many of the capital cities in Nigeria do not have
adequate water supply. A number of water-borne and
water related diseases such as typhoid, dysentery and
dracunculiasis, which have become endemic in Nigeria,
could easily be eradicated through proper sanitation and
provision of adequate clean water. Without exaggeration,
our industrial and agricultural productivities and consequently
our social and economic emancipation as a nation
are very much dependent on the availability and quality of
water