Lagos.Cool Editorial
Surulere get moderate-quality groundwater for 50-80m depth. Some area near lagoon shore (Costain, Iddo side) get higher salinity. Interior residential area get fresher water.
Surulere na one of the older, denser mainland district for Lagos, and im water reality carry that history. Borehole viable and near-universal, but tight plot and older building mean drilling fit cramped, and the groundwater for some part dey tend toward hardness — the mineral-heavy water wey dey fur up kettle and leave scale — so filter or softener for drinking and appliance na sensible addition here pass some newer area.
With the public supply unreliable like everywhere, the borehole-and-storage model dey rule, wey brisk trade for tanker and jerrycan water dey supplement for the many compound wey never drill or no fit. Because Surulere long-settled and central, driller and tanker service plenty and dem sabi work for tight space. The familiar rule hold: the tap na for washing, and drinking water dey come from bottle, sachet or proper filter — with hardness dey make that filter especially worthwhile.