Prospect of Domestic Wastewater Usage in Udung Uko Lga in Akwa-Ibom: Household User Perceptions

This study assesses the possibility of reuse of wastewater and its acceptance from households in Udung Uko LGA in Akwa-ibom. The study set out to identify the major source of water, the household activities that can accommodate the use of wastewater, the activities with the highest water demand and the respondent's acceptance of the reuse of wastewater within the study area. It was pursued using a structured questionnaire administered to 200 household respondents with only 172 returned adequately filled giving a percentage response of 86%. The data gotten where analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. The result revealed among others that; Tap water and borehole water identified as the major water source within the area of study, washing is the household activities that requires the highest amount of water supply, consequently the reason why the bathroom is the highest point of generation of wastewater within the household. Also, Reduction in the demand and stress on fresh water supply as the major advantage of the wastewater reuse in household activities within the study area. Finally, it reveals the respondent's acceptance of the use of wastewater for some house hold activities. Consequently, Public enlightenment on treatment of wastewater should be made, to educate them so as to change their mind sets about wastewater, to stop seeing it as waste and a burden, but rather as a resource