The paper investigates the implications of domestic water vending on the health of vended water consumers
in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Specifically, the sources from which vendors
obtain their water are identified, and the quality of water from the different vendors' supply sources are assessed
and related to health of consumers. The paper employs primary data and the chi-square statistical technique as
well as laboratory test is adopted in the analysis. The study finds that vendors obtain water from the following
sources; wells (46.7%), streams (6.7%), piped connections (18.3%) and borehole (18.3%) and in turn sell it to
consumers. The pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, total hardness, turbidity, color, and coli form count of
water samples revealed the pollution levels of the water sources. The high pollution stream and well water sources
showed higher levels of color, turbidity, temperature, and coli form count and lower levels of hardness and dissolved
solids. There is significant difference in the water related diseases suffered by vended water consumers among the
various wards of the study area. This suggests that differences exist in the level of water inadequacy, degree of
water vendor reliance, socio-economic class, literacy/awareness level and attitude of the water consumers to
water treatment in homes among the wards which determines consumers’ chances of contracting water related
diseases. It is strongly recommended that sanitation awareness be created in the study area starting with wards
that have higher incidences of water-related diseases, and improved local technologies be employed for drinking
water purification and treatment. It is also being recommended that where vendor supplies are not taken from
utility pipe supplies, routine testing and sanitary inspection is desirable.