Diseño de una planta de tratamiento de agua potable para la parroquia de Santa Fé, Cantón Guaranda, Provincia Bolívar

Abstract

A Drinking Water Treatment Plant was designed in Santa Fé Parish from Guaranda Canton, province of Bolivar in order to supply quality water to the population living in this sector. For t he research development water samples were collected for t hr ee consecutive weeks from the fountain called Illangama, consumed by residents of this Parish, with the purpose to carry out the physical - chemical and microbiological characterization in the “Chaq uishca” water treatment plant laboratory from Guaranda city, applying standardized methods for drinking water and waste water and the Water Analysis Guidebook, resulting 6 parameters which are out of the permissible limits given by Ecuadorian Technical Sta ndard such as: turbidity, color, Iron , Manganese, Total and Fecal C o liforms, through treatability test in the Jar test determining the application of Aluminum Polychloride and Calcium Hypochlorite as an adequate treatment to solve inconveniences presented in the vital liquid consumed. From the results obtained were established that the design of the Water Treatment Plant should have: A towel of ventilation, triangular dump, and Arkon parshall flumes, a horizontal flow flocculators, one secondary sedimentati on tank, two slow sand filters, one chlorination tank and one storage tank that will be beneficial for 4 598 residents a 20 - year project with a flow of 15 L/s . With the implementation of the Drinking Water Treatment Plant design will get a removal percenta ge of: color 97 , 14%; turbidity 99 , 59%; Iron 92,16%; Manganese 96,65%; Total and Fecal Coliforms 100%. It is recommended to the Empresa Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado from Guaranda city to implement this Water Treatment Plant because will change the quality of life of the population in the Parish for its high effectiveness.