` DOI: 10.14738/jbemi.53.4542 Publication Date: 20 th June 2018 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/jbemi. 53.4542 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 3 Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on Surface and Ground Water in Ogwuama Community of Ahiazu, IMO State, Nigeria Tochukwu Ezechi Ebe 1 , Roseline Feechi Njoku-Tony 2 , Ihejirika C. E. 3 , Emereibeole E 4 . I., Nicholas Chima Ndukwu 5 , Mgbemena I. C. 6 And Augusta Anuli Nwachukwu 7 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Department of Environmental Technology, School of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Imo State, Nigeria. 6 and 7 Department Of Biotechnology, School Of Biological Sciences, Federal University Of Technology,Imo State, Nigeria. akumziri@gmail.com ABSTRACT Human activities have become a major source of environmental pollution especially on the issue of water pollution which includes surface and ground water. This research was aimed at studying the effect of human activities such as indiscriminate defecation, fermentation of cassava tubers etc on the water quality of Onuakpaka stream and selected ground water in Ogwuama community of Ahiazu, Imo State, Nigeria. Water samples were collected in triplicates each with sterile containers from upstream, downstream and ground water. All the samples were analyzed using standard method. The result showed that the pH of samples collected from the upstream and downstream were more acidic (5.70 and 5.90 respectively) than the ground water (6.06). Also, the upstream and downstream have high turbidity of 14.76 and 15.40 respectively. More also, dissolved oxygen in the stream samples were below the World Health Organization and Federal Ministry of Environment standards while the ground water samples were within the standard. Also there were presence of feacal counts and Escherichia coli in all the samples collected (8.00 in ground water, 13.00 in the upstream and 23.00 downstream) this may be due to indiscriminate defecation. Furthermore, the temperature, conductivity, total dissolved oxygen etc were within the standard in all the samples collected. Conclusively, the presence of feacal contaminant and Escherichia coli signifies that the water is highly polluted and unfit for drinking and domestic work. This posses a great danger to human health in this community. Keywords: contamination, anthropogenic, upstream, downstream, ground water. 1 Introduction Water is very important in our day to day activities. Sources of water in Ogwuama community are stream and ground water. Water is a scarce and fading resource and its management can have an impact on the flow and the biological quality of rivers and streams. The quality of water source is influenced majorly by anthropogenic activities. Such as cassava fermentation and intensive agricultural practice, washing of cloths, bathing, defecation and discharge of massive amount of waste around the