SI. No. Parameter Weight Factor Standards (IS-10500) (1991)
1 pH 1 6.5-8.5
2 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 3 500-2000
3 Total Hardness (mg/l) 1 300-600
4 Fluoride (mg/l) 3 1.5-2.0
5 Chloride (mg/l) 1 250-1000
6 Sulphate (mg/l) 2 25-1000
7 Nitrate (mg/l) 3 10-100
Table 1: Assignment of significance weight to the water quality parameter [5].