Abstract

Water quality is determined by comparing the physical and chemical characteristics of a water sample
with water quality guidelines or standards. When water is termed as polluted water various causes are
responsible for polluting water. Some natural causes are mixture of bio-degraded portion of animal and
plants to pure water, siltation by erosion of river banks. Gaur river, a main tributary of river Narmada is
situated near Barela in the district of Jabalpur. it meets with river Narmada in kharni ghat near Jamatara,
are in an adverse condition as per pollution is concern. It is due to growth of industrialization and increase
in population in the area especially near the banks of the river. The main cause of pollution in the area is
the waste coming from the dairy industries situated at the banks of the river, they directly releases the
waste coming from the industry into the river water. Organic pollution affects the organisms living in a
stream by lowering the available dissolved oxygen in the water. This causes reduced fitness, or, when
severe, asphyxiation. Organic wastes also settle out on the bottom of the stream, altering the
characteristics of the substratum and it takes a lot of affords in the treatment of water. The water treatment
plants which is situated in the area named Bongadwar Treatment plant is facing problems due to the
condition of river water which they are treating and using for public supply. This paper presents an
experimental study on the problems of disposal of wastewater on the river Gaur and its effects on the
Bongadwar water treatment plant.