Parameters

Guide levels

Acceptable maximal values

Turbidity

0.05

0.10

Temperature (°C)

12

25

pH

6.5 to 8.5

9.5

Total coliforms ( cfu / 100ml)

0

0

Fecal coliform (cfu / 100ml)

0

0

Escherchia coli ( cfu / 100ml)

0

0

Vibrio cholerae

0

0

Other enteropathogens

0

0

Table 1: Indicative values (WHO 2006).