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{"title":"Performance Evaluation of Selected Surface Irrigation Schemes in Kachabira Woreda, SNNPRS, Ethiopia","authors":"Muhammedziyad Geleto, M. Dananto, Demisachew Tadele","doi":"10.47721/arjee20180101013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47721/arjee20180101013","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to evaluate the comparative performances of two community-managed small scale irrigation schemes at Gemesha and Ufute with a command area of 48 ha and 40 ha using internal performance indicators. In order to evaluate the irrigation water use efficiency at the field level, nine farmer fields were selected from each irrigation schemes in relation to their location (from the head, middle and tail end water users). The internal performance indicators namely, in conveyance efficiencies, application efficiencies, deep percolation, storage efficiencies and irrigation uniformity shows (61.15 and 65.63%), (58.75 and 71.7%), (41.25 and 28.3%), (36.91% and 23.9%) and (98.32 and 97.79%) for Gemesha and Ufute respectively. The irrigation ratio results for physical sustainability indicator shows 0.32 and 0.4 for Gemesha and Ufute irrigation respectively. The result of relative Irrigation Supply for both irrigation schemes was higher than one, this shows that there were over supply of water in both irrigation schemes for Gemesha and Ufute respectively. Based on the assessment carried out, Ufute irrigation scheme performed better than Gemesha irrigation scheme. But there is still a room for improvement of the performance of both irrigation schemes. Keywords: Internal indicators, efficiency, deep percolation, irrigation,","PeriodicalId":171414,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114205255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Physico-Chemical and Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water at the Source, Storage, Point-of-Use, Dry and Wet Season in Damot Sore Woreda, Southern Regional State, Ethiopia","authors":"M. Bekele, M. Dananto, Demisachew Tadele","doi":"10.47721/arjee20180101038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47721/arjee20180101038","url":null,"abstract":"Source to in-house and seasonal contamination of drinking-water quality is a persistent problem in developing countries. This study was conducted in Damot Sore Woreda, Southern Ethiopia to examine physico chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water. For this study, four Kebele administrations were selected by purposive sampling technique. Location map and water quality sampling point were prepared using Arc GIS 9.2 software. A total of 55 water samples were taken and examined for physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters;11from source,11 from household containers,11 from drinking cup,11 for dry and 11 for wet season. One way ANOVA and correlation was employed to see the statistical difference of the variables at 5% significant level and to observe associations of variables. The result of water quality revealed that average value of all selected physico chemical parameters showed variation from source to storage. But only the value of temperature decrease significantly from supplied source to household storage (p=0.036). However, other parameters showed no significant change from source to storage. Bacteriological parameters showed variation from source to household storage and from storage to point of use. The concentration of total coliform increases significantly from supplied source to point of use (p=0.024). The dry and wet season measurement showed variations in physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters. However, statistically no significant difference observed between dry and wet season in all parameters studied. The result of water quality test revealed that average values for all selected physico-chemical parameters were found within the acceptable limit of ES and WHO standards, except Temperature and Phosphate. But the result of bacteriological water quality for all sampled sites exceeded the ES and WHO standards. So, supplied water in the area is bacteriologically contaminated and therefore not suitable for domestic purposes unless treated. Keywords: water quality, source, storage, dry season, wet season.","PeriodicalId":171414,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134369122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}