Researchjournali’s Journal of Agriculture

An investigation to evaluate and characterize the miscellaneous properties of the surface and ground water sources of Ebonyi State, Nigeria was carried out. This investigation involved water sampling of ground and surface water of the three Geopolitical Zones of the State. The surface water was collected from Akpala, Ohinya Ezza and Eziekwu rivers. The ground water was collected from 30m deep tube wells located at Ebia, Ogboji and Akaeze areas. The water samples were analyzed for pH in water, sulphate (SO4), Nitrate(NO3), phosphate(PO4), sodium(Na), magnesium(Mg), calcium(Ca) and residual sodium concentration (RSC) was calculated. The results showed that RSC, pH, SO4, PO4, NO3, Mg and Ca of the surface waters from all the locations were high when compared with the standard while sodium was low only at Ebia surface water. The ground water revealed that all the parameters measured were at sufficiency levels except magnesium and nitrate that were found to occur at high concentrations. The water sources can effectively be used for irrigation if properly managed