Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In regions where drinking water is sourced from groundwater, attention needs to be paid to water chemistry quality parameters: Groundwater chemistry is an area of concern for water management in Kenya due to geogenic hazards, saline intrusion, and pressures from waste streams and other activities associated with agriculture, industry, and ...
For example, when comparing drinking water quality parameters in Kenya and Ethiopia with published guideline values (thresholds), scientists compared several standards: the Kenyan drinking water standard, Ethiopian standard, WHO health guideline, WHO Aesthetic guideline and the EAS (East African Standards) for natural potable water.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is a government agency responsible for governing and maintaining the standards and practices of metrology in Kenya. It was established by an Act of Parliament of Kenya's National Assembly, The Standard Act, and Chapter 496 of the Laws of Kenya. The Bureau started its operations in July 1974.
Water supply and sanitation in Nairobi is characterised by achievements and challenges. Among the achievements is the expansion of infrastructure to keep pace with population growth, in particular through the construction of the Thika Dam and associated water treatment plant and pipelines during the 1990s; the transformation of the municipal water department into an autonomous utility in 2003 ...
Management of Bathing Water Quality Regulations, 2008; Prevention and Remedying of Environmental Damage Regulations, 2008; Quality of Water Intended for Human Consumption Regulations, 2009; Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2005; Waste Management (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries and Backfilling) Regulations, 2009
Water quality laws govern the protection of water resources for human health and the environment. Water quality laws are legal standards or requirements governing water quality, that is, the concentrations of water pollutants in some regulated volume of water. Such standards are generally expressed as levels of a specific water pollutants ...
The anticipated water shortage is a potential problem for the future. For example, the damming of the Omo river by the Gilgel Gibe III Dam together with the plan to use 30% to 50% of the water for sugar plantations will create significant environmental problems. Up to 50% of Lake Turkana's water capacity will be lost.
The Agency was formed on 1 July 2002 following the merger of three government departments: the National Environment Secretariat, when they started offering licenses and permits related to environmental management in Kenya.