Groundwater Quality

Offices of Ground Water Survey and Development System –

Directorate -State Level at Pune
Deputy Director Divisional Level- Pune, Konkan, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar, Amravati, Nagpur
Office of Senior Geologist and Deputy Engineer- District Level
Water Quality Testing Laboratory – Taluka / block level
Water Quality Testing Laboratory under Ground Water Surveys and Development Agency

A water testing laboratory was set up at Pune under the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency to check the quality of ground water. The main objective of setting up the laboratory is to examine the quality of ground water and recommend whether it is suitable for drinking, domestic, agriculture and industrial purpose.
Due to the large increase in the scope of ground water quality determination along with the development of ground water, the laboratory at Pune was decentralized in 1988 and divisional laboratories were established at Pune, Navi Mumbai ( Konkan Bhavan), Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Amravati, Nagpur. Decentralization reduced time between collection and analysis of water samples and it became easier to obtain water samples as per the objectives from the districts of each division. The main objective of the laboratory is to provide clean and safe drinking water to people in rural areas and to solve the problem of drinking water in villages with water quality issues.

Ground water quality monitoring program was started from 2001 under hydrology project. A network of monitoring wells was created in this. Three types of observation wells sites have been finalized.
Baseline Stations
Trend Stations
Trend cum Surveillance Stations

Total 3,370 Baseline stations sites have been identified for ground water quality monitoring in Maharashtra. 975 of these stations have been designated as Trend Stations and Trend cum Surveillance Stations. Wells, Borewells and piezometers were selected for monitoring. The software WQDES_GW is created.

Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi to bring uniformity in water quality monitoring system. Notification (Uniform Protocol for Water Quality Monitoring) has been issued in the Gazette on 18/6/2005.

Analysis of Baseline stations is to be done twice a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon) for a total of 20 parameters.

Analysis of Trend stations is to be done twice a year for total 14 parameters .

Annual target of analysis of 1200 samples for each laboratory leads to total annual target of 7200 samples for the state.

Ground water pollution study project was implemented in small catchment areas of Sangli, Jalgaon, Nanded, Buldhana and Nagpur districts of the state. The main objective of the ground water pollution study project is to investigate the quality of water in the small catchment areas of the district and find out the source of pollution.

Preparation of Groundwater Quality Maps under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM Phase – IV Preparation of Groundwater Quality Layer) – It is being implemented jointly by Groundwater Sureveys and Development Agency and MRSAC for a period of 24 months from October 2011 to October 2013 An average of 30 to 40 water samples per toposheet have been collected and analysis has been completed by Groundwater Survey and Development System. Analysis of a total of 26,404 groundwater samples was completed in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods from all districts of the state. Groundwater quality maps are prepared by Maharashtra Remote Sensing Association (MRSAC), Nagpur. It will be used to get information about the quality of ground water in Maharashtra.

Considering the extent of the affected area and the urgency of quality inspection in the state under the Central Government’s Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Program,

100% of public drinking water samples are analyzed from the laboratory under the Ground Water Survey and Development Agency under the Water Supply and Sanitation Department and providing clean drinking water to the people in the rural areas as the main objective, as per the government resolution dated 18th December 2014, the sub-divisional laboratories of the health department of the state were transferred to the Water Supply and Sanitation Department .Its control is being done through the Commissioner, Ground Water Survey and Development Agency. Similarly, according to the government policy, under the Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Program, district water quality analysis laboratories have been approved at all district levels in the state along with 138 transferred laboratories and 10 new sub-divisional laboratories have been approved.

At present, a total of 183 laboratories have been approved, out of which 6 are Regional ,28 districts and 144 in sub-divisions, a total of 178 laboratories are functioning. The remaining 1 state and 4 sub-divisional laboratories are in progress. Out of the above laboratories, 6 Divisional and 28 District Water Testing Laboratories (Total 34) have been NABL accredited. Also, 143 sub-divisional laboratories have completed the work of NABL Recognition and they have received NABL Recognition certificate.

To analyse the samples from Private Induvial on Commercial basis According to the government resolution dated 28/3/2018 and dated 12/2/2021, component wise charges were fixed for chemical and biological testing of water by private individuals on commercial basis.

Maps (Zone Maps) like ISO-TDS, Fluoride Iron, and Nitrate are prepared from water quality information in the state to detect water quality problems. With the help of these maps it was easy for the planners to plan further measures.

Based on available maps, the above basic information regarding ground water quality is used for making various infrastructure plans in quality affected areas.

Sr.No	Regional	District	State laboratory	Regional /District Lab	SDL Name	Remark
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Pune	Pune	1) State lab, pune			Under construction
2		Pune		1)Regional /District Lab Pune	1) SDL WadgaonMawal
3					2) SDL Baramati
4					3) SDL Bhor
5					4) SDL Manchar
6					5) SDL Indapur
7					6) SDL Daund
8		Satara		2) Dist lab Satara	7) SDL Karad
9					8) SDL Khandala
10					9) SDL Somardi
11					10) SDL Dahiwadi
12		Sangli		3) Dist lab Sangli	11) SDL Atapadi
13					12) SDL Jath
14					13) SDL Kavathe Mahakal
15					14) SDL Islampur
16		Solapur		4) Dist lab Solapur	15) SDL Akluj
17					16) SDL Akkalkot
18					17) SDL Barshi
19					18) SDL Karmala
20					19) SDL Kurduwadi
21					20) SDLPandharpur
22					21) SDLsangola
23		Kolhapur		5) Dist lab Kolhapur	22) SDLGadhinglaj
24					23) SDLKodoli
25					24) SDLShirol
26					25) SDLSolankur
27	Konkan	Thane		6)Regional /District Lab Thane	26) SDLShahapur
28					27) SDLGoveli
29		Palghar		7) Dist lab Palghar	28) SDL Dahanu
30					29) SDL Jawhar
31					30) SDL Kasa
32					31) SDL Wada
33		Raigad		8) Dist lab Raigad	32) SDL Karjat
34					33) SDLMangaon
35					34) SDL Pen
36					35) SDL Roha
37					36) SDL Mahad
38		Ratnagiri		9) Dist lab Ratnagiri	37) SDL Mandangad
39					38) SDL Dapoli
40					39) SDL Kamthe
41					40) SDL Lanja
42		Sindhudurg		10) Dist lab Sindhudurg	41) SDL Kankavali
43					42) SDL Malvan
44					43) SDL Sawantwadi
45	Nashik	Nashik		11)Regional /District Lab Nashik	44)SDL Kalwan
46					45)SDL Chandwad
47					46)SDL Malegaon
48					47) SDL Surgana
49					48) SDL Niphad
50					49) SDL Ghoti
51		Dhule		12) Dist lab Dhule	50) SDL Dondaicha
52					51)SDL Shirpur
53		Nandurbar		13) Dist lab Nandurbar	52) SDLAkkalkuwa
54					53) SDLDhadgaon
55					54) SDLNavapur
56					55) SDLTaloda
57		Jalgaon		14) Dist lab Jalgaon	56) SDLParola
58					57) SDLMuktainagar
59					58) SDLPachora
60					59) SDLChopda
61					60) SDLJamner
62		Ahmednagar		15) Dist lab Ahmednagar	61) SDLSangamner
63					62) SDLRahata
64					63) SDLKarjat
65					64) SDLpathardi
66					65) SDLShrirampur
67	Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar	Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar		16)Regional /District Lab Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar	66) SDL Gangapur
68					67) SDL Pachod
69					68) SDL Vaijapur
70					69) SDL Sillod
71		Beed		17)Dist lab Beed	70) SDL Patoda
72					71) SDL Parli
73					72) SDL Majalgaon
74					73) SDL Georai
75		Latur		18) Dist lab Latur	74) SDL Udgir
76					75) SDL Nilanga
77					76) SDL Ahmadpur
78					77) SDL Ausa
79		Jalna		19) Dist lab Jalna	78) SDL Ambad
80					79) SDL Mantha
81					80) SDL Jafrabad
82		Osmanabad		20) Dist lab Osmanabad	81) SDL Omerga
83					82) SDL Paranda
84					83) SDL Washi
85		Parbhani		21) Dist lab Parbhani	84) SDL Selu
86					85) SDL Bori
87					86) SDL Gangakhed
88					87) SDL Pathri
89		Hingoli		22) Dist lab Hingoli	88) SDL Wasmat
90					89) SDL Kalamnuri
91					90) SDL Sengaon
92		Nanded		23) Dist lab Nanded	91) SDL Degloor
93					92) SDL Gokunda
94					93) SDL Hadgaon
95					94) SDL Kandar
96					95) SDL Mukhed
97					96) SDL Umri
98	Amravati	Amravati		24) Regional /District Lab Amravati	97) SDL Achalpur
99					98) SDL Daryapur
100					99) SDL Dharni
101					100) SDL Morshi
102					101) SDL Nandgaon Kh.
103		Akola		25) Dist lab Akola	102) SDL Barshitakli
104					103) SDL Murtijapur
105					104) SDL Telhara
106		Buldhana		26) Dist lab Buldana	105) SDL Deulgaon Raja
107					106) SDL Jalgaon Jamod
108					107) SDL Khamgaon
109					108) SDL Malkapur
110					109) SDL Shegaon
111		Washim		27) Dist lab Washim	110) SDL Malegaon
112					111) SDL Manora
113					112) SDL Mangrulpir	Not functional
114		Yavatmal		28) Dist lab Yavatmal	113) SDL Darwha
115					114)SDL Pusad
116					115)SDL Umarkhed
117					116)SDL Ralegaon
118					117)SDL Pandharkawada
119					118)SDL Wani
120	Nagpur	Nagpur		29) Regional /District Lab Nagpur	119) SDL Ramtek
121					120) SDL Narkhed
122					121) SDL Parsioni
123					122) SDL Hingna
124		Wardha		30) Dist lab Wardha	123) SDLPulgaon
125					124) SDLArvi
126					125) SDLSamudrapur
127		Bhandara		31)Dist lab Bhandara	126) SDLTumsar
128					127) SDLMohadi
129					128) SDLPauni
130					129) SDLLakhandur
131		Chandrapur		32)Dist lab Chandrapur	130) SDL Rajura
132					131) SDL Bramhapuri
133					132) SDL Gondpipari
134					133) SDL Sindewahi
135					134) SDL Saoli
136					135) SDL Warora
137		Gadchiroli		33) Dist lab Gadchiroli	136) SDL Aheri
138					137) SDLArmori
139					138) SDLChamorshi
140					139) SDL Kurkheda
141					140) SDL Itapalli	Not functional
142					141) SDLBhamragad	Not functional
143					142) SDLSirocha	Not functional
144		Gondia		34) Dist lab Gondia	143) SDL Goreagon
145					144) SDL Deori
146					145) SDL Sadak/Arjuni
147					146) SDL Tiroda
148					147) SDL Navegaon
149					148) SDL Amgaon
TOTAL			1	34	148

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