Elaboración del catastro de la red de agua potable en la parroquia Aurelio Bayas de la ciudad de Azogues

Abstract

In the city of Azogues, in the province of Cañar, the Company called Junta de Agua de la Parroquia Aurelio Bayas is the entity in charge of the supply and management of water in its parish. However, the lack of plans of distribution networks makes difficult the actions of operation, maintenance and diagnostic of physical water losses. The Geographic Information Systems are tools that contribute to the management of information and decision making in development and territorial ordering plans. For this reason, this study located geographically both the pipe system and the accessories of the drinking water network of the Junta de Agua de la parroquia Aurelio Bayas. Based on data collected in situ by means of a differential GPS and complemented with the alphanumeric and geographic information collected, thematic maps were elaborated and attributes tables were attached in the ArcGIS software, where the characteristics and location of each element were represented, including the sectorization of the network, location of distribution tanks, treatment plant, Finally, it was concluded with the cadastre of 3 distribution tanks, 8 sectors of service provision, 27081 meters of pipes, 53 valves, 7 pressure reducing stations, 12 deaerators, 5 hydrants, 18 reducers, 1 cross, 78 tees, 35 elbows and 54 covers with their respective technical characteristics. This study recommends keeping this cadastre up to date in order to support drinking water management and provide accurate and current information for future studies that improve the quality of the service.