Paper Details

Going by the long history of wastewater reuse in many parts of the world, there is a high level of skepticismassociated with the safety wastewater reuse mainly because of the quality for intended and desired need of reclaimedwastewater uses. Undoubtedly, the reuse of treated wastewater is particularly attractive in arid climates including Africawhich is been faced with demand growth as well as water stress conditions. Unfortunately, there is limited research on theuse of reclaimed wastewater in Nigeria. This study aims to investigate the perception and acceptance towards reclaimedwastewater within Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) community, Nigeria. A three-part questionnaire, designed tocollect demographic data, awareness about treated wastewater quality (physical, chemical and biological), and informationabout the Community's willingness to reuse reclaimed wastewater, was distributed among 240 ABUAD residents out ofwhich only 152 was completely filled and returned. The response rate is 63%. The specific needs and purposes of reclaimedwastewater uses identified in this study include artificial wetland creation; irrigate agricultural crops, swimming, bathing,cleaning and laundry, car wash, flush toilet, and landscape irrigation.The results of this study shows that most respondentshad little knowledge about the chemical quality (7.9%), or microbial quality(11.3%) of the ABUAD wastewater treatmentplant effluent. The maximum acceptance was related to flushing toilet (85.2%), as well as landscape irrigation (79.3%),respectively. The minimum acceptance was related to swimming (9%) and taking bath (11.4%).This study suggests thatadvertisements in the media, public workshops, and establishment of information campaigns should be embarked upon toincrease public awareness. increase support and the likelihood of successful implementation of reclaimed wastewater reuseprojects

Oluwatoyin MoyosoreDARAMOLA, Olakunle JohnDARAMOLA, “A SURVEY OF PERCEPTION OF WASTEWATER REUSE IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY AS A CASE STUDY”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp. 418-426, March 2018.