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Sharma, C.M., Sharma, S., Gurung, S., Jutther, I., Bajracharya, R.M. and Pradhan, N.S. (2010) Ecological Studies with the Gokyo Wetlands, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. In: Jha, P.K. and Khanal, I., Eds., Contemporary Research in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Region, Nepal (An Anthology), Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, 139-154.

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• TITLE: The Impact of Precipitation on Drinking Water Resources in the Sagarmatha National Park (Mt. Everest Region), Nepal

  AUTHORS: Kirsten Ngaire Nicholson, Klaus Neumann, Subodh Sharma

  KEYWORDS: Himalaya Mountains, Drinking Water, Precipitation, Fecal Contamination, Climate Change

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.11 No.11, November 14, 2019

  ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the link between precipitation, the bacteriological characteristics, and the physical parameters of drinking water sources from 2016 to 2018 in the Sagarmatha National Park (Mt. Everest region), Nepal. Surface water shows a positive correlation between bacteria content, altitude and corresponding temperature, whereas water from springs shows no correlation between bacteria content and altitude and corresponding temperature. Correlation between precipitation data and both pH and conductivity suggests a link between drinking water quality and precipitation whereby high precipitation rates result in increased contamination of both surface water and springs used for drinking water. This data also indicates that during periods of low precipitation, water handling is likely to contribute to water contamination. These results highlight vulnerability to climate change as melting glacial ice and changing precipitation patterns are key factors for safe drinking water.