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Abstract
Water is second only to Oxygen to in its vital importance to the body. One can live without food for a longer time than one does without water. In Aurangabad district groundwater is generally used for drinking & other domestic purposes in rural and urban areas. Assurance of drinking water safety is a foundation for the prevention and control of water borne diseases to better health to living organism. The proposed study is to investigate the presence and concentration of some elements in borehole water, tap water & well water used for drinking and other domestic wastage in rural and urban areas in Aurangabad district. To ascertain whether the water is within the acceptable standards for human consumption as set by ''Standard methods of Analysis of water and wastewater i.e. (APHA). From the study it is clear that water from urban regions of Aurangabad district is safe for drinking purpose than rural regions.