Assessing The Quality Of Domestic Water In Thuy Xuan Tien Commune Chuong My Ha Noi

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY

STUDENT THESIS

Title

ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF DOMESTIC WATER IN

THUY XUAN TIEN COMMUNE, CHUONG MY

DISTRICT, HANOI.

Major: Natural Resources Management

Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental Management

Student: Bui Quynh Trang Student ID: 1253090035

Class: K57 Natural Resources Management Course: 2012 – 2016

Advanced Education Program

Developed in collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. TRAN QUANG BAO, Ph.D

Hanoi, November – 2016

ABSTRACT

Thuy Xuan Tien, which locates in the west of Chuong My district, is a small

commune of Hanoi. The population is quite crowded and the economy is increasing fast.

Along with this development, the demand for clean water of local people is also going up.

However, the quality of domestic water in the village has not been properly concerned. To

assess the water quality, the thesis used variety research methods such as: Method of

interviewing, data processing and assessment of the domestic water quality in the

commune by examining some chemical indicators such as: pH, hardness, Fe. The research

results show that the domestic water of Thuy Xuan Tien is relatively clean except two

villages: Xuan Linh, Xuan Sen. There are some limestone mountains in these areas and

they are the main reasons making the ground water harder than the other areas. However,

the water hardness of these two villages is still in the standard of QCVN 02 BYT/2009 and

has not harmed to the local people’s health yet. Business, increasing number of people in

the commune and bad awareness of people are major socio – economic development

activities that contribute to the degradation of Thuy Xuan Tien domestic water quality . To

contribute to improve the quality of domestic water, the thesis propose some solutions such

as: using high – technology machine, applying some new policies for water management,

raising awareness of local people about the importance of domestic water quality and

protecting the environment.

Key words: Domestic water quality, assess the water quality, drinking water,

drilling wells, digging wells, self-supplied water.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Assoc. Prof.

Tran Quang Bao for continuous support of my studt and related research, for his patience,

motivation, and immense knowledge. His guidance helped me in all the time of research

and writing of this thesis. The study would not have been possible without his support.

Secondly, I would like to thank the authority of Thuy Xuan Tien commune for

supporting and giving me the chance to study in the commune. Besides, I also thank the

local people in 9 villages for providing valuable information and data of the area.

Last but not least, I wish to thank Dr Bui Van Nang and Ms Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich

of the Center of Laboratory and Practice of Vietnam Forestry University for providing me

with the measure instruments and helping me measure the initial indicators to complete my

thesis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

Chapter I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................1

1.1. The current domestic water situation..........................................................................1

1.2. Literature Review .......................................................................................................3

Chapter II. STUDY GOAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES…………….……………6

2.1. Study goal and objectives...............................................................................................6

Chapter III. METHODOLOGY………………………………………………….………7

3.1. Study area…………………………………………………………………………….7

3.2. Interviewing....................................................................................................................8

3.3. Sampling methods...........................................................................................................9

3.3. The sampling locations.................................................................................................10

3.4. Analytical methods in laboratory..................................................................................12

Chapter IV. RESULTS......................................................................................................16

4.1 Current use of domestic water in Thuy Xuan Tien commune.......................................16

4.1.1. The main water resource of local people...................................................................16

4.1.2. The water supply situation.........................................................................................18

4.1.4. Demand for pumping water (centralized water supply). ...........................................19

4.2.1. Results of digging well samples analysis...................................................................21