Today’s world is highly industrialized. Crude oil and its derivatives are used as fuel for vehicles, trucks, trains, planes and industrial gears as well as being the primary raw material in the majority of petrochemical businesses (Obire and Putheti, 2009). Due to the intensive exploration, mining, refining, production, and transportation of crude oil due to the enormous demand, there has been severe environmental damage on soil surface and groundwater.

This study aims at determination of hydrocarbons in Lusaka’s groundwater. The study intends to provide primarily results of the assessment of groundwater quality in quantifying the existing hydrocarbons and thereby getting an overall better understanding of the nature of the hydrocarbon contamination in Lusaka’s fresh groundwater. In order to achieve the purpose of this project. It is anticipated that, in collaboration with higher learning institution and other stakeholders, it is expected that, the University of Zambia, National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Water Resources Management Authority and Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) will be engaged on the project.
Information on groundwater quality status at existing fuel filling stations is necessary. Unfortunately, this information does not exist. In this regard, the following research questions arise:

I. What are the types of hydrocarbons?
II. What is the status of groundwater quality in Lusaka?
III. What are the potential mitigation measures to avoid the occurrence of hydrocarbons in groundwater?
IV. What is groundwater flow direction of Lusaka?
The goal of this project is to contribute to an understanding of groundwater contamination from fuel filling stations in Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka.
The specific objectives of the study are:

(i) To determine groundwater flow direction in Lusaka District.
(ii) To collect and analyze water samples
(iii) To determine the amount hydrocarbon contamination from fuel filling stations.