A PRESENTATION SLIDE ON STUDENT

INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(SIWES)
UNDERTAKEN AT

CHANCHAGA WATER WORKS

BY
MAIMUNA ISAH MUHAMMAD

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY,
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES,
AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY KATSINA,
KATSINA STATE NIGERIA

SEPTEMBER,2022
 BRIEF HISTORY OF KADUNA NORTH PLANT AND WATER TREATMENT
WORK

The chanchaga Water Works comprises of three plants

namely: Paiko, Biwater and Impresit treatment plants.
The Paiko treatment plant was the, first to be
constructed in 1953 by Costain, followed Biwater
treatment plant in 1978 by Costain which was later
upgraded by Biwater in 1986 and lastly the Impresit
treatment plant in 1992 by Impresit. The Works is made
up of the following departments namel : Administration,
Account, Water Treatment and Quality control,
Mechanical. Civil and Electrical. The departments are
headed by HOD's, while the works is headed by Area
Manager.
 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON WATER

Water is the most abundant and most useful

natural compound. It is known to be that clear
colourless, odourless, and tasteless liquid
when pure, that occurs as rain, snow, and ice.
Water Forms rivers, lakes, and seas and it is
essential for all the living beings.
 SOURCES OF WATER AND IMPURITIES

• Surface water: This is water present on the earth

surface which may be rain water, river water, lake
water and sea water.
• Underground water: This is a part of rain water which
falls on the earth surface percolates into the earth
and continues its journey till it meets a hard rock
where it be stored or come in the form of a spring.
 SEDIMENTATION
The purpose of the sedimentation process is
to remove suspended solid particles that are
denser than water and to reduce the load on
the filters
 FILTRATION

Filtration is the process of passing

water through materials such as sand
beds, coal, or other granular
substances like gravels to remove flocs
and particulate impurities in the water
being treated.
 JAR TEST ANALYSIS

To determine the amount of aluminium sulphate to

be added to treat water in the plant
 ALUM JAR TEST

The alum jar test is one of the most important

test in the laboratory. It is an analysis of the
entire processes from the mixing chamber
down to the sedimentation basin. And the aim
of conducting this test; is to determine the
amount or number of bags of alum to be used
on the production per day.
 LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS

pH meter
pH meter is an electrical instrument used for measuring
hydrogen ion concentration of solutions and mixtures. The pH
meter must be standardized with buffer solutions before
operation.
Turbidity meter
The turbidity of raw water reveals the clarity of water thus,
turbidity meter is used to ascertain the rate of water
acceptance whether is within the permissible range or not.
 LABORATORY APPARATUS
• Beakers
Beakers are useful as a reaction container or to hold liquid or
solid samples.

• Pipette
This instrument has a major role in water treatment process
which is involve in measuring the adequate amount of liquid
solution to be added in water.

• Graduated Cylinders
Graduated cylinders are for measurement of an amount of liquid
 CONCLUSION

Siwes in my case have achieved more than its aims

and objectives. I was opportune to learned and
acquired more skills like the basic principles in
handling and maintaining some equipments found in
the plant as well as the practical skills of jar test
(chlorine residual pH test and turbidity test etc)
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING