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Table 5: Showing the Various uses of the Dam by the Households Interviewed Uses of dam water Frequency Percentage Cooking 60 60.6 Washing 73 73.8 Bathing 81 81.8 Drinking 46 46.5 Irrigation 38 38.4 NB: The frequency and percentages for the uses of dam exceeded 99 respondents and 100.0% respectively be- cause some of the respondents choose more than one answer. C onclusions and R ecommendations All the physicochemical parameters analyzed except turbidity were within the WHO limits and Ghana Drinking Water Standards. The level of turbidity for all sampled points exceeded the WHO limits. The microbial load of the dam water was very high and exceeded the WHO limits and this can be attributed to the fact that the surroundings of the dam is used for open defection.The study concludes that raw dam water was not safe for consumption and other domestic uses unless it is treated. It is recommended that future researchers who are interested in the quality of water in the study area should broaden the scope to include the determination of the heavy metals, and other parameters which were not determined as a result of lack chemicals and the requisite equipment.Regular monitoring is necessary to ensure conformity to WHO standards. The inhabitants and users of the dam in Nalerigu should be educated on the need to keep the surroundings of the dam clean. Farming done close to dam should be done at a rea- sonable distance to avoid the washing of agrochemicals into the dam through runoff A cknowledgment The author will thanks the chiefs and people of Nalerigu for allowing him to use the dam for the study and the management and staff of the Water Research Institute in Tamale for the water quality analysis in their laboratory. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. C. J. Hurst, “Options for providing microbiologically safe drinking water”. Cham, 185-260, 2019. https:// doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16775-2_8. 2. D. A. Holcomb, J. Knee, T. Sumner, Z. Adriano, E. de Bruijn, R. Nalá, and J. R. Stewart, “Human fecal contamination of water, soil, and surfaces in house- holds sharing poor-quality sanitation facilities in Ma- puto, Mozambique”. International Journal of Hy- giene and Environmental Health, 226, 2020. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113496. 3. X. Fang, X. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, J. Qian, C. Hao and Y. Wu, “Random forest-based understanding V. © 2023 Global Journals 1 Year 2023 84 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXIII Issue ersion I VII ( H ) Assessment of Water Quality of the Nalerigu Dam in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region of Ghana trient inputs on the water quality of a tropical la- goon”. Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), 2021. 055003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abf395. 4. N. A. L. Mohammed, “The development trap: militar- ism, environmental degradation and poverty in the South”. A world divided, 44-66, 2021. https://doi. org/10.4324/9781003111825-3. 5. A. du Plessis, “Primary water quality challenges, contaminants and the world‘s dirtiest places”. Springer Water, 79-114, 2019. https://doi.org/10.10 07/978-3-030-03186-2_5. 6. H. Ritchie and M. Roser, “Clean water and sanita- tion, our world in data”. 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2023 from https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water- sanitation. 7. B. Adelodun, F. O. Ajibade, J. O. Ighalo, G. Odey, R, G. Ibrahim, K/ Y. Kareem, K. A. Adeniran, “Assess- ment of socioeconomic inequality based on virus- contaminated water usage in developing countries”. 2021. A review. Environmental Research, 192, 110309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.1103 09. 8. USAID - Ghana. “Water, where we work”. 2019. Re- trieved 21 January 2022, from https://www.usaid. gov/ghana/water. 9. M. Lee, M. Kim, Y, Kim. & M. Han. “Consideration of rainwater quality parameters for drinking purposes” 2017: A case study in rural Vietnam. Journal of Envi- ronmental Management, 200, 400-406. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.072. 10. S. H. Ewaid, S. A, Abed, N. Al-Ansari R, M. & Salih, “Development and evaluation of a water quality in- dex for the Iraqi rivers”. 2020. Hydrology, 7(3), 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/HYDROLOGY7030067. 11. D. Liew, K. L. Linge and C. A. Joll, “Formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products in 10 chlora- minated drinking water supply systems”. 2016. Envi- ronmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(9), 1- 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5529-3. 12. Z. Wang, L. Li, R. W. Ariss, R. K. M. Coburn, M. Behbahani, Z. Xue and Y Seo, “The role of biofilms onthe formation and decay of disinfection by- products in chlorinated water distribution systems” 2021. Science of the Total Environment, 7 53, 141606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.14 1606Z, Wang, Z., 13. J. Nie, H. Feng, B. B. Witherell, M. Alebus, M. D. Mahajan, W. Zhang and L.Yu, “Causes, assess- ment, and treatment of nutrient (N and P) pollution