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dc.contributor.authorOnyango, Teresa Aoko
dc.contributor.authorNyamai, Daniel Odinde
dc.contributor.authorOkeyo, -Owuor
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-24T09:07:10Z
dc.date.available2024-05-24T09:07:10Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.identifier.issn2141-534X
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.rongovarsity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2586
dc.description.abstractMost water utilities lose significant amounts of water in their distribution systems due to leakages, illegal consumption or accounting errors. These water losses are referred to as Non-Revenue Water (NWR) by the International Water Association. Efforts to reduce water loss levels are centered on the socioeconomic aspect (efficient water provision and profit maximization) while overlooking the environmental aspects because the effects are subtle; hence it is difficult to quantify or ascertain. This study examined the effects of non-revenue water on water quality, quantity and the general environment through purposive sampling of Key informants, Focus Group Discussion and desk review methods. The findings indicated a significant positive correlation between physical water losses and water quality parameters (p-value <0.05, rho=0.872); commercial losses had a moderate but positive correlation at P < 0.05, rho=0.432. Further results revealed that from May through October 2019, Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company lost approximately 158,500 cm3 equivalent to 31.17% water loss. Water loss was found to also affect environmental components such as land and soil leading to pollution and degradation. The study recommends the need for bridging the gap between the existing water resources management strategies and their implementation through further studies, capacity building and technological advancements.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Vocational and Technical Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 14;2
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectNon-revenue water, water quality, water quantity, water loss, environmental effecten_US
dc.titleEnvironmental implications of water as a natural resource based business: The case of non-revenue water in Kisumu City, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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