Water　pollution　is　a　primary　environmental　concern　in　Pakistan　due　to　its　serious　health　effects.　Over　more　than　1.25　million　people　in　the　Swat　district　rely　on　surface　and　groundwater　sources　for　drinking,　agricultural　purposes.　Hence,　the　need　to　ascertain　the　drinking　water　quality　and　associated　human　health　risks　were　considered　highly　significant.　In　this　study,　eighty　water　samples　(40　for　chemical　parameters　and　40　for　biological　parameters)　were　randomly　collected　from　schools　and　colleges　at　Mingora　city,　district　Swat.　The　mean　values　of　physico-chemical　water　quality　parameters　such　as　pH　(6.3),　TDS　(410.7　mg/l),　EC　(709.7),　temperature　(25.83　degrees　C),　turbidity　(0.47　NTU),　alkalinity　(104.8　mg/l),　salinity　(910.0　mg/l),　total　hardness　(348.15　mg/l),　dissolved　oxygen　(DO)　(2.35　ppm),　chlorine　(5.4　mg/l),　fluoride　(1.12　mg/l),　nitrate　(NO3)　(44.52　mg/l)　and　nitrite　(NO2)　(4.05　mg/l)　were　measured　using　standard　methods　recommended　by　World　Health　Organization　and　the　American　Public　Health　Association.　Besides,　the　mean　value　of　total　coliform　bacteria,　including　fecal　coliform,　was　found;　(0.32)　with　standard　deviation;　(0.572)　whereas,　the　mean　value　of　Escherichia　coli　was　found　(0.3)　with　a　standard　deviation　of　(0.564).　This　study　also　finds　the　drinking　water　sources　highly　contaminated　by　fecal　coliform　bacteria,　including　Escherichia　coli,　which　is　the　main　reason　for　many　waterborne　diseases　such　as　gastroenteritis,　dysentery,　and　diarrhea.　Additionally,　residents　of　the　area　also　reported　some　instances　of　viral　hepatitis.　Moreover,　the　significant　variations　among　various　water　quality　parameters　were　attributed　to　growing　urbanization　trends,　nearby　agricultural　runoffs,　lack　of　proper　sewerage/solid　waste　disposal　systems,　and　direct　discharge　of　waste　effluents　containing　human　and　animal　fecal　material.　Hence,　the　need　for　adequate　education　on　health　hygiene　and　water　treatment　practices　was　highly　recommended.　Similarly,　the　execution　of　routine　drinking　water　quality　monitoring　by　relevant　organizations　was　considered　indispensable.