Diseño de un Sistema de Tratamiento para Potabilizar el Agua del Cantón Caluma

Abstract

"This invesfigation was carried out to design a treatment system to potabiliza the water of Caluma Cantón, Bolívar Province. With the help of the quantitative and experimental mcihod the primary characterization corresponding to the physica!, chemical and micrbiologial analysis of water of the called ""Estero del Pescado” main captaion soures of surface water, was established using gravimeric,volumeíric and instrumental rechmiques. The analysis portable Kits were of great help 10 cary ut the inst tests by he Standard Methods, The characterization average resulís showed valúes such as 100.9 mg/L Total Solid, 454 mL Solved Solid, 3.0 UNT turbidiy range, 0.01 mg/L. ron, 64.0 mg/L hardness, for total colliforms (UFC/100 mi), 10800 and fecal «olifoms (UFC/100 mi) 1000, for capiaion water. The microbiologia! result show har water does mot meet the Norm INEN 1108 requirements while the other ons do meet he disposi. Ale the election of the comesponding testment system, the following results were obtained: 70.0 mg/L Total Solids, 35.0 mg/L Solved Solis, 1.0 UNT iurbidiy, 0.194 mg/L ¡ron, 43,70 mL hardness. for tota! coliforms (UFC/100 mi) absence, and fal coñliforms (UFC/100 ml) absence for treated water, conditions vvhich are within the norm for our environment. The adequate potbilizaron system was uatified whose treatment step sequence is, chipping de-sanding, presedimentaton, ascending rough filtat cisma in layers and disinfection. lt is hoped that coniributes witch valuable information to thc management of tho auíhoritics to benefit the population wiich excellent quality and quantity water."