Evaluación de la calidad del agua del sistema de abastecimiento de la junta Pampa Vintimilla mediante lineamientos técnicos de vigilancia y control para comunidades

Abstract

The present titling work includes the evaluation of the water quality of the supply system of the Pampa Vintimilla Board, located in the Azogues canton, from the description, monitoring and registration of its infrastructure through the information collection form for community water providers presented by the water quality regulation and control agency (ARCA), In addition, the physical, chemical and microbiological characterization of the water through the collection of samples in representative points of the system and the analysis of the results obtained through the ranges decreed by the Ecuadorian technical standard NTE INEN 1108. The control parameters established for the study were: chlorine residual, color, conductivity, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, total hardness, hardness calcium, magnesium hardness, smell and taste, pH, total solids, temperature, turbidity. Based on the results obtained, it was determined that the water distributed by the Junta Pampa Vintimilla is not suitable for human consumption as it has high rates concentration of coliform bacteria, in addition to exceeding the limit of several control parameters such as: residual chlorine, color, turbidity, pH.