Highlights the research and technical services activities of the National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria.

1. RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SERVICES AT
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE,
KADUNA, NIGERIA
Dr. D. Bashir
Director (Research & Technical Services)
Presentation at the Sensitization Meeting on Activities of National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna
with Managing Directors of River Basin Development Authorities, General Managers of State Water
Boards and General Managers of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agencies and Directors of
Federal Ministry of Water Resources held at Conference Centre, National Water Resources Institute,
Kaduna on 30th October, 2013

2. Legal Status
• Institute was legally established
through the enactment of the
“National Water Resources
Institute” (NWRI) Decree No. 3 of
March 2nd, 1985”;
• Currently, “National Water
Resources Institute Act, Cap No.
83, Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria, 2004”
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3. Research & Technical Services
Mandates
a. Perform applied research functions in all aspects of water
resources development and management (i.e. flood control, river
regulation, reclamation, drainage, irrigation, domestic and
industrial water supply, sanitation and hygiene practice, sewage
and sewerage treatment);
b. Perform such ancillary services on planning of water resources
management and river basin development;
c. Develop and promote the application of codes of practice in water
resources development and management suitable for Nigerian
conditions;
d. Promote the establishment and maintenance of a uniform national
water resources data collection system relating to surface and
subsurface water resources;
e. Establish and maintain a Water Resources Library, Documentation
and Conference centre;
f. Publish or sponsor publication of water resources journals
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4. R & TS Mission Statement
In pursuance of excellence, Institute
seeks to provide leadership and focus
in the conduct of applied research;
acquisition, analysis, storage and
dissemination of water resources
information in Nigeria
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5. • A Department led by a
Director, supported by 3
Heads of Division
• 124 staff (41 Academic, 83
support)
• Academic staff (34 males
and 7 females) are mainly
from engineering and
sciences backgrounds
Organizational Setting
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Continuing
Education
Professional
Training
Codes of
Practice
Information &
Doc. Services
WSS
R & D Program
Land & Water
R & D Program
Training
Department
Research & Tech.
Services Dept.
DIRECTORATE

6. Concept of Research at NWRI
Research activities are mainly
applied, focusing on finding
solutions to problems
relating to development and
management of water
resources in Nigeria and
elsewhere.
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1. Conduct applied research and provide solutions
related to:
a) Surface water resources assessment
b) Groundwater assessment, exploitation and
management
c) Erosion, flood control and reservoir operations
d) Irrigation and drainage
e) Water supply systems
f) Alternative water supply systems (rain water
harvesting, spring development, etc)
g) Water quality assessment
h) Sanitation and hygiene as related to water
i) Hydropower
j) Community development and management
2. Conduct assessment surveys to promote the
establishment and to support the maintenance of
an effective national water resources data
management system;
3. Conduct institutional assessment for capacity
development of water resources organizations;
and
4. Dissemination of research findings and water
resources data and information through

7. Research Procedures
NWRI drives and
institutionalizes its research
and technical services by
routinely determining main
water resources issues
through:
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 Annual research review meetings,
 Resolutions of sector fora,
 Interactions with its partners and other
sector stakeholders,
 Requests from sector stakeholders, and
 Individual or group of NWRI staff
proposals.

8. Research Focus
Focus on 10 priority research
areas for the next 5 years. This
takes cognizance of the water
resources development and
management challenges that
may constraint the
Transformation Agenda of the
Federal Government
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1. Study of Reservoir Sedimentation and
Downstream Impact Assessments;
2. Assessment of Drinking Water Quality;
3. Development of Appropriate Latrine Options for
Riverine Areas;
4. Study of Urban Flood Events;
5. Hydrogeological Assessment Studies;
6. Rehabilitation and Development of National
Water Resources Information Management
System;
7. Development of National Codes of Practice for
Water Resources Development and
Management;
8. Participatory Institutional Assessment for
Capacity Development of Irrigation Agencies;
9. Participatory Institutional Assessment for
Capacity Development of Water Supply and
Sanitation Agencies; and
10.Water Demand Assessment Studies.

9. • Assess present status of reservoir storage by estimating the revised capacity
using direct reservoir depth sounding and remote sensing approach;
• Assess soil loss from the catchments and development of sediment models for
each catchment;
• Land use classification mapping using the Nigeria Sat-1 satellite data to identify
land use and other environmental parameters responsible for sedimentation in
reservoir;
• Develop catchment management plan and conservation measures aimed at
reducing the incoming sediment into reservoir and increase the life of the
reservoirs;
• Determination of downstream land and water use, socio-economic activities
dependent upon the river flows and releases from the reservoirs;
• Constitute downstream bankfull and flood dimensions database for assessment
of downstream community’s levels of vulnerability and risks assessments to
flood; and
• Develop reservoir operational codes for downstream irrigation and flood control.
Research Activities:-
Reservoir Sedimentation Studies
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10. • 2 reservoirs since the commencement of this
project in 2006
– Gusau Barrage in Zamfara State to determine
the impacts of the 2006 flood on its integrity
and
– Kangimi Reservoir in Kaduna State to
determine sedimentation rates
• Currently, comprehensive sedimentation
assessments are being carried out in 3
reservoirs:
– Bakolori Dam in Zamfara State,
– Goronyo Dam in Sokoto State and
– Oyan Dam in Ogun State.
• So far pre-feasibility studies were carried out
in the three reservoirs and comprehensive
proposal was submitted to Ecological Fund
for funding.
Research Activities:-
Reservoir Sedimentation Studies
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11. • Determine drinking water quality status of
groundwater and pipe borne water sources in
every part of the country;
• Determine the extent of contamination, spatially,
in areas where high level of contaminants are
recorded;
• Provide recommendations and remediation
options; and
• Recommend strategies for effective “National
Drinking Water Quality Surveillence and
Monitoring System”.
Research Activities:-
Assessment of Drinking Water Quality
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• 8 States assessed : Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Kaduna,
Ogun, Taraba, Nasarawa and the FCT
• This year, 3 States are being assessed: Anambra,
Kebbi and Osun
• assessment in the communities affected by mining
lead poisoning in Zamfara State

12. • Conduct socio-cultural studies to determine community preferences in
safe excreta disposal and management;
• Carryout feasibility studies that include soil and groundwater studies;
• Determine and design appropriate sanitation options for riverine areas;
and
• Sensitize and promote the concept of community led total sanitation
(CLTS) so all riverine communities attain the open defecation free (ODF)
status.
Research Activities:-
Appropriate Latrine Options for
Riverine Areas
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• project was piloted in Akwa Ibom State in two
communities: Ibaka in Mbo LGA and Uta Ewa in Ikot
Abasi LGA
• Socio-cultural, soil and groundwater studies were
carried out and from the results obtained 3 latrine
options were designed.
• The designed latrines are yet to be constructed and
tested.

13. • Identify existing flood control measures (structural
and non structural) and assess their efficiencies;
• Identify existing good and bad human practices
relevant to flood management;
• Study of the impacts of urban development plans
and procedures on natural and artificial drainage
networks of urban centres with particular emphasis
flood plains and flood prone areas; and
• Recommend appropriate disaster risk reduction
strategies.
Research Activities:-
Study of Urban Flood EventsAreas
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• The following events were studied and reports
produced and submitted:
• 2006 Flood in Gusau, Zamfara State,
• 2010 Flood in Sokoto and Kebbi States, and
• 2011 Flood in Ibadan, Oyo State.

14. • Conducting hydrogeological investigations
in various geological zones of the country;
• Providing support for the production and
updating of hydrogeological maps;
• Production and dissemination of
groundwater assessment reports; and
• Provision of recommendations for
groundwater exploitation strategies
appropriate for the various geological
zones of Nigeria
Research Activities:-
Hydrogeological Assessment
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• Drilling of 152 research boreholes in
various States of the federation covering
both sedimentary and basement complex
areas;
• Appraisal of Hydrogeological parameters
of the basement complex aquifer
systems;
• Isotope-aided study of the Sokoto Rima
Basin and Illumedin Basin aquifers in
collaboration with Dept. of Hydrology and
Hydrogeology of the FMWR & IAEA

15. • Conduct comprehensive assessment of major
institutions in the sub-sector with aim of
development of strategies for the rebuilding and
modernizing the Nigerian water resources data
gathering, banking and retrieval system. The
specific objectives of the project are:
– to promote the establishment of a functional data
gathering network with contributory primary and
secondary data generators, each producing data in
the course of their normal activities and for their
purpose;
– to support the establishment of a functional data bank
and data dissemination centre(s), making data
available on a cost recovery basis and via the most
accessible means, including the internet; and
– to build capacity in terms of human and material
resources for a functional and sustainable data
management system
Research Activities:-
Development of National Water
Resources Information Management
System
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• The project commenced in 2012
• Institutional assessment of major
agencies involved in
hydrometeorological
measurements were carried out
in four (4) States covering HAI
• Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and
Zamfara

16. • Priority areas that urgently require national codes of practice to address
challenges militating against effective utilization of water and sanitation
infrastructures in the country:
1. Water well construction in Nigeria (Done)
2. Design and construction of stormwater drainages (in process)
3. Operations management and maintenance of stormwater drainages
4. Reservoir operations
5. Design and construction of water reservoir facilities
6. Provision of facilities for sanitation and personal hygiene in homes and public
places
7. Design and construction of irrigation schemes
8. Operation, management and maintenance of irrigation schemes
9. Design and construction of water treatment plants
10.Operation, management and maintenance of water treatment plants
Research Activities:-
Development of Codes of Practice for
Water Resources Dev. & Mgt.
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17. NWRI is also proposing to
develop standard manuals
in the following areas:
– Irrigation practice in Nigeria
– Drinking Water treatment in
Nigeria
– Reservoir Operation
Procedure in Nigeria
Research Activities:-
Development of Codes of Practice for
Water Resources Dev. & Mgt.
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The following products are recommended
for testing and certification before they can
be used for any government funded water
projects anywhere in Nigeria:
– Handpumps;
– Surface pumps;
– Reservoirs (water tanks);
– Pipes, Casings and Screens;
– Drilling chemicals;
– Water treatment chemicals;
– Water meters

18. • Determine capacity gaps in the RBDAs to:
– Gain an understanding of their existing
capacity in terms of human resources,
equipment, finances and systems;
– Gain an understanding of the factors that
may constrain the agencies’ performance;
– Gain an understanding of the type and level
of capacity required to fulfill the agencies’
role;
– Identify capacity gap between the capacity
required and the current capacity; and
– Develop a plan to address the capacity
gaps and to monitor the progress of plan
implementation.
Research Activities:-
Institutional Assessment for Capacity
Development of Irrigation Agencies
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So far only Chad Basin
Development Authority was
assessed at its request and
financed by the Authority. This was
done at the end of 2011

19. • To assess the existing water needs and demands among
the various users within a basin. The specific objectives are
to:
– Carry out analysis of water demand and supply, seasonal
distribution viz-a-viz basin yield to identify gaps between the
demand and supply;
– Collect streamflow, rainfall and climatological data in the basin;
– Establish the various sources of water and source characteristics
within the basin;
– Determine existing water extraction infrastructures within the
basin;
– Determine the water use and demand allocations in the basin;
– Evaluate specific water allocations for water supply, irrigation,
industrial run-of-the-river abstractions, etc.;
– Identify potential sources of pollution;
– Determine the agricultural crops under irrigation and their water
use; and
Research Activities:-
Water Demand Assessment
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Water demand
assessment studies
were carried in the
Galma Basin in Kaduna
State. A draft report was
produced

20. Technical Services:
Demand Driven Services
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S/N Service Collaborators
1 Development of manuals for UNICEF assisted
projects;
UNICEF, UNICEF Consultants and
DWS&QC
 Harmonized Manual on Hygiene and
Sanitation Promotion
 Community Management
 Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene and
Sanitation Promotion
 Handpump Repairs and maintenance
 Borehole Contract Supervision and
Management
2 Support and promote the use of standardized
Handpump for Nigeria
DWS&QC and UNICEF
3 Undertake preparation of standardized
procedures for handpump installation, drilling
operation and sanitation facilities construction
in Nigeria
DWS&QC and UNICEF

21. Technical Services:
Demand Driven Services
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S/N Service Collaborators
4 Support LGA and Community to rehabilitate
and/or upgrade dug wells in various States
DWS&QC and UNICEF
5 Provide technical support to UNICEF on
design, development, construction and
protection of alternative (non-borehole and
traditional) water supply sources
UNICEF and UNICEF Consultants
6 Provide technical support to states, LGA and
communities on identified training needs
focusing on low cost technology options
UNICEF
7 Participated in institutional assessment for
capacity development of 17 WES delivery
agencies at Federal, state and Local
Government levels in Nigeria
WELL of UK and UNICEF
8 Led in the production of the Nigeria Country
Report on the Rapid Assessment of Drinking
water Quality (RADWQ)
DWS&QC, UNICEF and WHO

22. Technical Services:
Demand Driven Services
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S/N Service Collaborators
9 Actively participated in the development of the
“Nigerian Standards for Drinking water
Quality”
MoH, DWS&QC, SON and UNICEF
10 National Survey and assessment of Borehole
Construction Contractors
UNICEF
11 Monitoring of Borehole construction contracts
in Cross Rivers, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara,
Niger, Sokoto and Kebbi States
UNICEF
12 National assessment of facilities for handpump
storage and distribution in the RBDAs &
Handpump Manufacturing Outfits
DWS&QC
13 National quality control, inspection and testing
of handpumps
DWS&QC and UNICEF
14 Fadama hydrological monitoring under the
World Bank’s National Fadama Project
Dept of Irrigation & Drainage, FMWR

23. Technical Services:
Demand Driven Services
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S/N Service Collaborators
15 Appraisal and Recommendations for
Upgrading the HJKYB Hydro-meteorological
Monitoring Network Project
Hadejia-Jama'are-Komadugu-Yobe Trust
Fund
16 Institutional Assessment for Capacity
Development of Chad Basin Development
Authority
Chad Basin Development Authority
17 Coordinated a West Africa regional Human
Resources Gap Assessment for WASH sector
in Ghana, Niger and Senegal
International Water Assoc; Kwame
Nkrumah Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Kumasi,
Ghana; Abdou Moumouni Univ. of
Niamey, Niger; and Cheik Anta Diop
Univ., Dakar
18 Technical Feasibility Studies of Ekiti Irrigation
Schemes in Ekiti State, Nigeria
FAO, UNDP and Fed. Univ. of Agric.,
Abeokuta

24. Technical Services:
Demand Driven Services
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S/N Service Collaborators
19 Developed regional training modules for
Conflict Resolutions in River Basin
Management
Joint Research Centre; Kwame Nkrumah
Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Kumasi, Ghana;
and Cheik Anta Diop Univ., Dakar
20 Design of 2 Irrigation Schemes complete with
hydraulic structures in Ekiti State, Nigeria (Ero
Irrigation Scheme - 1000 ha and Ele Irrigation
Scheme - 600 ha
FAO, UNDP, Fed. Univ. of Agric.,
Abeokuta
21 Analysis of precipitation through the L-
moments approach for Nigeria, Ghana,
Senegal & Western Africa
Joint Research Centre; Kwame Nkrumah
Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Kumasi, Ghana;
and Cheik Anta Diop Univ., Dakar

25. Library & Documentation Services
• Serve as a national reference centre
and national depository for water
resources information generated by
individuals, government agencies,
private organisations, non-governmental
organisations and international
agencies;
• Provide reading and reference services
to sector stakeholders;
• Collect, process and disseminate
information on water resources and
related fields;
• Develop and maintain a data base in
water resources materials;
• Produce and disseminate the Institute’s
publications. 25

26. Library & Documentation Services
ACTIVITY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Books borrowed by
users
926 1,074 894 431 307 115 335 155 26 30
No. of books consulted 9,985 7,798 7,147 5,681 4,578 4736 4898 4000 2468 1477
Water news
bibliographic abstracts
1 - - 1 - - - 12 10 -
Journal abstract (SDI)
produced
- - - - - - 11 12 - -
No.of books received
from donors
40 43 136 72
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- 65 31 22 -
No. of books acquired 126 47 - 149 73 107 113 134 216 110
No. of A/V Acquired 23 8 21 11 8 13 2 34 3 7
No.of Journals
acquired
109 87 72 84 37 48 86 114 69 51
Students projects
submitted
11 43 47 37 15 43 1
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- -
Total No of Books
Holding
7,802 7,901 8,031 8,179 8,251 8,347 8,534 8,706 8,923 9,035
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27. Water Resources Conference
Centre
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• The NWRI Conference Centre is
completed, commissioned and
functional
• Similarly, the NWRI Conference
Hostel completed, commissioned
and functional though officially yet
to be opened

28. Water Resources Conference
Centre
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S/
N
Event Collaborators
1 29th WEDC International Conference in 2003 WEDC, DWS&QC, UNICEF
2 EU-supported National Workshop on IWRM (2004) EU, DWS&QC
3 Regional TOT Workshop on IWRM (2004) WA-Net, Cap-Net
4 National Stakeholders Workshop on Institutional
Assessment of WES Agencies (2005)
DFID, UNICEF, WELL
5 Projected supported National Workshop on IWRM
(2005)
DFID, JWL Project
6 1st National Water and Sanitation Forum (2006) DWS&QC, UNICEF, World Bank
7 Workshop on “Improving the Knowledge of Nigerian
Legislators and Managers of Water Resources on
Sustainable Water Governance” (2009)
UNESCO
8 International Workshop on Development of Modular
Curricula for Tertiary, Technical and Vocational
Education in IWRM (2011)
UNESCO

29. Water Resources Conference
Centre
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S/
N
Event Collaborators
9 2nd National Water Conference (2011) DWS&QC, UNICEF, WaterAid
10 3rd National Water Conference (2012) LNRBDA
11 International Workshop on Implementing Modular
Curricula for Tertiary, Technical and Vocational
Education in IWRM (2012)
UNESCO
12 The NEPAD Western African Water Centres of
Excellence – Workshop 1 (2013)
EU, NEPAD, UNIBEN
13 National Workshop on Strengthening the IHP and MAB
National Committees for Effective Water Governance,
Biosphere Reserve Management and Biodiversity
Conservation (2013)
UNESCO
14 4th National Water Conference (2013) CRBDA

30. Possible Collaborations?
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S/
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Event Collaborators
1 Study of Reservoir Sedimentation and Downstream Impact
Assessments
2 Assessment of Drinking Water Quality
3 Dev. of Appropriate Latrine Options for Riverine Areas
4 Study of Urban Flood Events
5 Hydrogeological Assessment Studies
6 Rehabilitation and Development of National Water Resources
Information Management System
7 Development of National Codes of Practice for Water
Resources Development and Management
8 Participatory Institutional Assessment for Capacity
Development of Irrigation Agencies
9 Participatory Institutional Assessment for Capacity
Development of Water Supply and Sanitation Agencies
10 Water Demand Assessment Studies
11 5th National Water Conference

31. THANK YOU!
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