Diagnóstico de la calidad del agua suministrada a través de cinco juntas administradoras de agua de la parroquia Pifo

Abstract

The present graduation project was carried out in the Pifo parish in the neighborhoods: Chaupimolino, Sigsipamba, Palugo, El Inga, and La Cocha. The water resource is supplied to each neighborhood through a Water Administration Board, through field inspections in each point: source, storage tanks, prior to the entry of an user Physico-chemical and microbiological analysis was able to evaluate the water quality of each board.

Once the results of the analyzes were obtained at each sampling point, they were compared with the maximum permissible limits of Table 2 of TULSMA (book VI, annex 1) and the Ecuadorian Technical Standard INEN 1108 Potable Water. Requirements.

Currently, all the boards have the basic infrastructure to perform the chlorination and distribution process, but certain irregularities were found and it is recommended to give a solution to avoid future inconveniences in water quality.

Based on the results obtained from laboratory and field analyzes, it was established that the water quality in all the boards is within the acceptability range of the Unified Text of Secondary Legislation of the Ministry of Environment (TULSMA), Book VI, Annex 1, Water Resource Table 2 and in the Ecuadorian Technical Standard INEN 1108 Potable Water, Requirements.

Although two of the chemical parameters are outside the maximum permissible limits, they do not present a health risk. Finally, certain solutions are recommended to reduce the values of the parameters that are outside the range of acceptability.