Evaluación del servicio de provisión de agua para consumo humano por la Junta administradora de agua potable de Itulcachi.

Abstract

The objective of this titling project was to evaluate the water supply system for human consumption, supplied by the Potable Water Administration Board of Itulcachi, Pifo parish, Quito canton, DMQ, for the neighborhoods: Itulcachi and El Belén. It began with tours of the entire system, from the catchment site and the springs or water sources, through the conduction, the reserve tank or storage of the treated water, and the distribution of water in the population. Subsequently, inspections of the different infrastructures that make up the water supply system were carried out, in order to determine the current state and foresee possible alternatives for improvement. The physical, chemical and microbiological quality of the water was analyzed, with the determination of certain parameters in situ and others in the laboratory, both from samples taken at the catchment site and in the storage tank and in homes located at the furthest points in the distribution system, with the water quality results, we proceeded to compare with the maximum permissible limits of the current environmental regulations, such as those shown in Annex 1, Book VI, of the Unified Text of Secondary Environmental Legislation (TULSMA); and the Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE-INEN1108: 2020. Finally, in a meeting with the members of the Board and the community, the water quality of the evaluated system was verified and the compliance with the two environmental regulations with the exception of the parameters of: Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Dissolved Oxygen.