Class

Description

Stations

WQI

Type

Excellent

Waters in this category meet the quality criteria almost all the time.

According to [37] , that water quality is protected with a virtual absence of threat or impairment, conditions very close to natural or pristine levels. According to Abrahao et al, class Excellent can only be obtained if all measurements are within objectives virtually all the time. This is the case for the stations below.

Tink3

12.01

Borehole

Knmg2

13.52

Borehole

Sof1

15.14

Borehole

Tink2

17.66

Borehole

Good

For waters in this class, concentrations rarely deviate from natural or desirable levels. Water quality is protected with only a minor degree of threat or impairment conditions rarely depart from natural or desirable levels. This is the case for the stations below.

Sof2

26.04

Borehole

Knmg1

47.11

Borehole

Medium

Concentrations may deviate from natural or acceptable (desirable) levels. Water quality is usually protected but occasionally threatened or impaired, conditions sometimes depart from natural or desirable levels.

Sab2

50.98

Hand dug well

Msab

66.07

Borehole

Poor

Concentrations often deviate from natural or desirable levels. Water quality is frequently threatened or impaired, conditions often depart from natural or desirable levels.

Bant1

78.42

Hand dug well

Sab1

98.56

Hand dug well

Very poor

Concentrations generally deviate from desirable levels. Water is always threatened or impaired, conditions usually depart from natural or desirable levels. Those waters are unsuitable.

Bant2

185.81

Borehole

Tink1

428.56

Hand dug well