NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND WATER ENGINEERING
FINAL YEAR PROJECT PROPOSAL
A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR NORTON
TOWN DRAWING WATER FROM LAKE MANYAME (DARWENDALE DAM)
STUDENT NAME
JUBILANT N CHIDZIYA
STUDENT NUMBER
N0173502Q
SUPERVISOR
INTRODUCTION
Globally, 771 million people lack basic water service—a drinking water source that is accessible
within a 30-minute round trip from their home. Even more people, 1.7 billion, do not have access
to basic sanitation—a toilet or latrine that is not shared with other households (Anon., n.d.). This
lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation has been identified as a fundamental
component of poverty. The costs of inadequate water supply and sanitation are high. Every day,
some thousands of children die from diseases associated with inadequate sanitation, poor
hygiene, and unsafe water. Sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water
and sanitation are essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity, and provide
significant leverage for existing investments in health and education. Indeed, a well-planned
water supply scheme, is a prime and vital element of a country's social infrastructures as on this
peg hangs the health and wellbeing of its people
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for clean water and sanitation for all
as the benefits of having a source of clean water in a community are much wider. When women
and girls no longer have to walk miles to fetch water each day, they have more time to learn.
Literacy rates rise. And when schools build proper toilet facilities, girls spend more time in
school and less time at home. According to the latest development reports, the world is not on
track to achieve this goal by 2030 unless serious action is taken (UN, 2020)
PROJECT TITLE:
A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR NORTON
TOWN DRAWING WATER FROM LAKE MANYAME (DARWENDALE DAM)
MAIN OBJECTIVE
To design a water treatment system for the town of Norton drawing water from Lake Manyame’s
Darwendale dam.
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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. To analyze and compare the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and quality of
water from Darwendale dam with WHO drinking water quality standards.
2. To determine the specification of the unit processes to be included in the treatment system, the
size of the treatment units (dimensions and flow capacities) needed based on the quality and
nature of water to be treated.
3. To estimate the water quality that would result from the treatment system.
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