Water Quality Test Report 3

1 .Background

Lake water is one of the major surface water bodies which may be artificial or natural. Surface water being directly exposed to the external environment is very prone to contamination by various natural processes, which has been further aggravated by the various human activities and the industries directly as well as indirectly. Phewa is the second largest lake of the country and become a souvenir of the Pokhara valley. View of Annapurna and Fishtail Himal are the tourist attractive center. Since a major natural surface water body, the lake water is being use for various purposes like washing, cleaning, swimming, bathing and other recreational activities as well..

2. Introduction:
Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) under the Phewa Lake Environment Awareness and Capacity Building Project (PLEACBP) carried out water quality monitoring program in the Phewa Lake of Pokhara valley. The project is being implemented under the Pokhara Sub Metropolitan City to improve Phewa Lake by conservation management through initiatives of local communities to reduce urban pollution loads to the Lake. The major goal of the project is to conserve Lake through water quality management by enabling the local community through activities like supporting environmental awareness, capacity building and conservation programs.
Water Quality Monitoring is one of the major, among the others activities of PLECAB. The present work is the continuation of Phewa lake water quality monitoring program. The first sampling was done during the winter season on January 2006; and the present sampling was on the month of August during the rainy season. In the present study, some sites are included as per the recommendation to represent the entire water quality of lake and some important parameters as well.
Altogether there are eleven different sampling sites in the Phewa Lake, out of which six are located in the lake shore and all belong to ward no. 6 Pokhara Sub Metropolitan City. These sites are Damside, Gaighat, Barahighat, Camping chowk, Seti Cannel (Siltation Basin) and Gaira Ko Chautara. Where as, other five sites are located the different parts inside the lake including middle point of lake.