Volume 2 - Issue 1, January - February 2026

Water and water quality supply, availability and accessibility to household and other users in any giving community is of high essence. This study demonstrated comprehensively water survey provision as needs assessment study for the purpose of providing clean and reliable water supply to Okene and other parts of Kogi Central District aims at addressing the current water scarcity and quality challenges, improving the health, well-being, and economic development of the communities. The funding confirmed key challenges and limitations affecting water availability, utilization and accessibility in Okene to be addressed inclusive of water sources, treatment, quality, and billing systems. Improving strategies on water provision are provisions of water infrastructures, quality treatment and proper channels of supply significantly determine water availability, utilization and accessibility in Okene, Kogi State. Reticulation monitoring, storage service, treatment, effective usage, water connection and maintenance were stand out as the basic approaches for monitoring and managing water quality in while billing influence negatively effective approaches. Innovative water billing system adoption may promote efficient use and affordability of water. The study recommended: Government and other key stake holders in the community show painstaking identify the main challenges affecting water availability, utilization and accessibility that accounts for and limitations availability, utilization and accessibility water and address the challenges. Efforts should made the relevant ministries to device sustainable improved strategies on water infrastructures, treatment and supply for water availability, utilization and accessibility in Okene, Kogi State. Due to the topographical nature of the environment effective reticulation monitoring, storage service provisions, right quality treatment of water, campaign on effective usage, proper water connection and maintenance are mainly approaches suggested by the study the best approaches of monitoring and managing water quality in Okene. To avoid payment of water bills innovative water billing system adoption is very important with fair pricing mechanism. Due to paucity of fund, PPP on investible water projects should be encourage by the government at all levels in the state. Further studies in the area-Okene and Kogi Central suggested identifying qualitative measures of providing clean and reliable water supply to 80% of households to addressing quality water supply challenges.

Ivarah Vincent Itaafo, Shaib Ismail Omade, Ogboriefor Nelson Mandela,"The Development of Needs Assessment For Investable Water Project In Kogi Central District, Nigeria" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V2(1): Page(354-359) Jan-Feb 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.