Plan de gestión para mejorar el manejo, tratamiento y disposición final de los desechos en el Camal Municipal del Cantón Guamote, Provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

This research aims to propose a Management Plan in order to better management, treatment, and final disposition of wastes produced by Municipal slaughterhouse of the city of Guamote, province of Chimborazo.

This work describes the beef cattle slaughtering and the environmental initial evaluation of slaughterhouse, which helps to identify and assess the significant environmental impacts constructing the modified Leopold matrix.

The major environmental resources affected are the water due to liquid discharges and soil because of null management of solid wastes. So, a proposal is performed in order to dimensioning the fertilizer production plant, with 6 batteries and capacity to process 16 tons/month, period of three months for treatment with synchronous production system, a total area of 408 m2. For liquid discharges, it is dimensioned a primary sedimentation treatment with volume of 8 m3/day, retention time 14,25 hours and a removal of BOD about 48%, a constructed wetlands system as secondary treatment with a superficial area of 76,9 m2 distributed in 8 processing cells and removal of BOD about 80%.

The alternative proposed allows managing liquid and solid wastes efficiently taking into account current environmental norms, giving technical and environmental solutions with positive financial and economic indicators.