Physico - Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water of Coastal Villages of Olpad and Choryasi Taluka, Surat District

Ground Water is one of the most important natural resources for drinking water. To estimate quality of water in coastal region of Surat district, the study was made by us. Ground water samples were collected from different sampling stations of coastal villages of Olpad and Choryasi Talukas of Surat district, Gujarat (India). The ground water quality study of coastal villages of Olpad and Choryasi taluka of Surat district. During the monsoon season, the ground water samples were collected from 20 different locations and analyzed for physico-chemical characteristics. In this study different parameters like pH, TDS, TSS, Alkalinity, Bicarbonate, Hardness, Ca hardness, Mg hardness, Chloride, DO, Sulphate, Cr were estimated. The results are compared with water quality standards put down by ICMR and WHO. The results reveal that some of the samples were having high concentration causing deterioration in quality of drinking water.