Investigation of the sustainability of the groundwater supply for Busitema sub-county :

Abstract

This report is intended to show how the analytical methods and ArcGIS software were used to investigate the sustainability of the ground water supply for Busitema sub-county. This project was intended to create awareness on the status of the existing ground water supply (boreholes) in the sub-county. This in turn will help those in authority of providing water facilities for the people in the sub-county to know to what extent the existing water in the ground can serve the existing population by closely analyzing the thematic maps in ArcGIS software. In addition, it is also intended to trace the location of the boreholes on the sub-county aquifer to see to which groundwater recharge potential zones they lay. It will in turn help government save funds and time on implementing ground water projects that are viable in a long run. Furthermore, this study will help on providing information about the quantity of ground water so as to effectively supplement on that obtained from the surface and rainfall since groundwater is considered as one of the safest sources of water involving minimal stages of treatment. This involved obtaining the water demand since this was the prime factor in the planning process. A model was created to analyze the aquifer conditions and come up with thematic maps of the aquifer from which conclusions were generated.