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Área Ambiental

Identification of water supply and disposal systems in a rural community

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.4271
Laura V. Morales-Tejeiro Universidad de los Llanos
Juan M. Trujillo-González Universidad de los Llanos
Marco A. Torres-Mora Universidad de los Llanos
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Contextualization: Water is the most important natural resource, however, its use is limited, since only 1% of the water on the planet is potentially suitable for human consumption. In rural areas, the systems for supplying and wastewater disposal can be artisan or rudimentary, which does not guarantee the constant flow of the resource, the optimal quality for human consumption, and has negative effects on public health and impact on natural resources. 

 

Knowledge gap: In this sense, this type of studies becomes important to describe the mechanisms associated with water resources that rural communities have, so this information, in turn, contributes to the formulation of proposals from interest groups. 

 

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to identify the water supply systems and wastewater disposal systems in the rural community of the Vereda Barcelona, in the municipality of Villavicencio (Meta). 

Methodology: The analyzed information was obtained through semi-structured surveys that were carried out randomly in different sectors of the village. 


Results and conclusions: Among the main results, it was found that the community is supplied with water through cisterns (100 %) and disposes of wastewater through four systems: its own septic well (44 %), community septic well (20 %), septic well own and open field (28 %), and community septic well and open field (8 %). Also, the perception of water quality varied according to gender. 100 % of the women identified the water as low quality for human consumption, and because of this, they are supplied from safe sources for their consumption and food preparation; while men identified it as regular and 37 % consume it directly. Finally, it was evidenced that the current cleaning mechanism for wastewater disposal systems can become a risk factor for contamination and affection on public health.

keywords: water resource, water supply system, wastewater, rural community
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Morales-Tejeiro, L. V., Trujillo-González , J. M., & Torres-Mora , M. A. (2021). Identification of water supply and disposal systems in a rural community: gestión comunitaria del agua . Revista De Investigación Agraria Y Ambiental, 13(1), 205-220. https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.4271
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