The drinking water needs of the populations of the localities of Bébouo-sibouo, Zaliouhan and Krébleguhé are increasingly accentuated and constitute one of the major problems in this area of west-central Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of this work is to strengthen the drinking water supply system in order to meet the needs of the population. To solve this problem, the methodology was based on simulating the operation of existing and complementary networks using Epanet software. The results show that the population’s needs in 2019 are estimated at 400,032 m3/d and 685,406 m3/d in 2031. The pipes selected after sizing are all in PVC with nominal diameters of 10 bar, and comprise a PVC DN 200 mm for delivery, a PVC DN 90 mm for supply pipes (main pipe) and another PVC DN 53 mm for distribution. Simulation of the network shows that there is a malfunction in the existing system, which can be explained by the low or even zero pressures recorded only after 1 h of distribution throughout the existing network. Even if pressure results are good on the complementary network, low flow velocities are recorded on the whole network. As a result, further boreholes need to be drilled to boost production. This model will therefore be retained and used to support the implementation of this water supply project.

The prevention against the pollution of groundwater has been over three decades a major concern for the specialists of the field of water. To that purpose, many methods that use intrinsic parameters have been adopted since 1987. For this study, two methods have been adopted to enhance the robustness of results. It is about DRASTIC and SINTACS who use both the intrinsic features of aquifers. The errors margins have been calculated for both maps so as to appreciate their veracity rate. Finally, these maps have been superposed to translate an infiltration on the salts content map which is supped to translate an infiltration from superficial origin. The results clearly indicate that whatever the method, three classes of vulnerability have been identified: the strong vulnerability class, the average vulnerability and the low vulnerability classes. Globally, the area remains moderately vulnerable. Whatever the errors margin that was determined shows the respective values: 16,74 % and 18,04 % for the DRASTIC and SINTACS methods. The superposition of the salts content map shows that the pollutant found in groundwater might have an origin that might not be from a superficial origin infiltration. The use of statistical tests as contribution to this study could lead to determine the origins of these pollutants.