Diseño de un Sistema de Potabilización a Partir de Aguas Subterráneas para la Planta Los Álamos de la Ciudad de Francisco de Orellana

Abstract

A groundwater purification system was designed for the Los Alamos Plant in the city of Francisco de Orellana, province of Orellana, in order to supply water suitable for human consumption. Groundwater samples were collected during two consecutive months for a total of 4 samples per well in order to perform physical-chemical and microbiological analyses to subsequently perpetuate the groundwater purification design. The water characterization analysis used methods and techniques based on the Standard Methods carried out in the Technical and Microbiological Analysis Laboratory of ESPOCH. For the design, engineering calculations were made for the sizing of the drinking water treatment plant using groundwater. During the physical-chemical analyses, two parameters were found to be outside the permissible limits, iron and turbidity, while the microbiological parameters were outside the permissible limits of the INEN 1108 drinking water standard. With the engineering calculations, the system was designed with 4 stages for the potabilization such as: Catchment, tray aeration, slow sand filters and disinfection stage. It is advisable to equip a quality control laboratory with basic equipment to constantly monitor the water entering the plant and the water leaving after treatment.