Diagnosis of water supply system based on the user perception in the city of Barcarena (Pará – Brazil)

Authors

  • Keyt Oliveira Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA
  • Lindemberg Lima Fernandes Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA
  • Luiza Girard Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2236130815673

Keywords:

Water supply system, User, Diagnosis

Abstract

This study aimed to diagnose the water supply system of the district of Barcarena-Pará, through the user’s perception. Questionnaires were applied in 166 homes in the years 2013 and 2014. The data collected were treated by statistical methods. According to the results it was found that a large proportion of the sample (66%) do not have access or does not use the public service of water supply and individual wells is the solution used. The survey also revealed that factors such as disruption in the water supply system (69%) and inadequate water quality (90%) may be responsible for seeking alternative sources of supply. In the view of the users water presents undesirable characteristics such as color and flavor and this factor causes the consumption of bottled water, reaching 58% of the sample. Therefore, the methodology for evaluating the system from the user’s perception was an important tool for managing, planning and system credibility

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Author Biographies

Keyt Oliveira Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA

 Graduada em Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental pela Universidade Federal do Pará.

Lindemberg Lima Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA

Graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Pará, mestrado em Geofísica pela Universidade Federal do Pará e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Trópico Úmido pela Universidade Federal do Pará.

Luiza Girard, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA

Possui graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Pará, mestrado em Engenharia Civil (opção Saneamento) pela Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, doutorado em Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Trópico Úmido pela Universidade Federal do Pará e pós-doutorado em Tratamento Avançado de Esgotos Domésticos no Departamento de engenharia Química e Tecnologia de Meio Ambiente da Universidade de Valladolid-Espanha.

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Published

2015-04-24

How to Cite

Gonçalves, K. O., Fernandes, L. L., & Girard, L. (2015). Diagnosis of water supply system based on the user perception in the city of Barcarena (Pará – Brazil). Monografias Ambientais, 14(1), 20–25. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236130815673

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REMOA, V. 14, N. 1, JAN.-ABR., 2015

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EDUCATION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE

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