Groundwater samples were collected from Otovwodo-Ughelli and environ with the aim of assessing groundwater quality of the area. Twenty (20) water samples from Boreholes (BH) (six) and Hand dug wells (HDW) (fourteen) were randomly sampled and were analysed for different physiochemical and bacteriological parameters. The following 16 parameters have been considered viz: pH, Electrical Conductivity, temperature, Total hardness, Total Dissolved Solids, dissolved oxygen, Biological Oxygen Demand, phosphate, sulphate, chloride, nitrate, calcium, sodium, chloride, magnesium and Total Suspended Solids. On comparing the results against drinking quality standards laid by World Health Organization and Nigeria Industrial Standard, it was found that the water quality parameters were not above the (WHO, 2011 and NIS, 2007) permissible limit. Microbial analysis reveals the presence of coliform and E.coli in two hand-dug well (HDW7 and 13) and one borehole well (BH20). These contaminations are perhaps traceable to have originated from human activities (Septic tanks, latrines, dumpsites) and have affected the quality of groundwater in Otovwodo-Ughelli. From the Piper trilinear diagram, the dominant ionic specie is alkali bicarbonate water type, with bicarbonate as the predominant ion (Na+ + K+) - HCO3- .

Erosion related problems has been on the increase in some part of Ekwusigo local government area and its environs in particular and southestern Nigeria at large for some decades now and all past attempts at solving the problem have proved ineffective and thus constituting risk to the people living in such area or erosion prone area. The research was embarked upon to assess the erodibility of soil over different parent materials in selected part of study area. Soil samples were collected from profile pits dugs in three different locations namely: Egbema, Nza and Ifite Oraifite. A total of fifteen soil samples in all comprising five samples from each profile pit with a depth of 2m and according to the clarity of the different horizons was collected. The samples were air dried, crushed and sieved in 2mm before subjected to test in the laboratory for both physical and chemical. Sand fraction in all the three locations showed porosity below 50%, the ECEC were found to be low likewise the organic content and the PH in the three locations. The properties exhibited by this soil indicate that the soil has been subjected to high rate of weathering and leaching they are easily detachable and transported by runoff, hence there stability is low.