Evaluación ambiental de la planta de tratamiento de agua residual de la parroquia rural Belisario Quevedo

Abstract

The current project focuses on an environmental assessment of the wastewater treatment plant of the rural parish Belisario Quevedo ((WWTP-BQ). There was carried out a socioenvironmental diagnose surveying the people of influence. This helped to determe the main economic activities and conditions that resulted in the installation of the WWTP-BQ. At the same time, a sampling plan was elaborated, which contains techniques of collecting samples and the parameters to be analysed both in-situ and ex-situ. The ex-situ parameters were analyzed in the “Laboratorio de Docencia de Ingeniería Ambiental de la EPN”, where they were assessed the physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of the influent, effluent and reservoir. These results were interpreted and compared with the “Texto Unificado de Legislación Secundaria del Medio Ambiente (TULSMA), Libro VI, Anexo 1, Tablas 3, 5 y 9”. Additionally, there was developed an environmental record which collects all the information obtained during the elaboration of the project. It consists of an applicable legal framework, project activities and identifies aspects and environmental impacts generated by the WWTP-BQ towards the area of influence. It was realized an environmental management plan to prevent, control and mitigate the environmental impacts generated by the WWTP-BQ.