Water as often said is the live wire of the body, it is a critical component of our diet, however, it is sometimes contaminated by potentially pathogenic microbes making it unfit for consumption, presence of these microbes makes it a public health risk, therefore, it is essential that water should conform to the local and international standards of water quality. Knowing some of the methods for detection of microbes in water would certainly reduce the risk attributable to consumption of contaminated water, thus enhancing the quality of our lives.