Diseño de una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de lodos activos para la Comunidad de Paquiestancia

Abstract

The inadequate management of the natural resource water, in the treatment of residual water with the passage of the time has become in an environmental issue evident in Latin America specifically in Ecuador, because of the high poverty rates, also of the lack of health and basic services at rural level. By forming an alliance strategy between the academic sector and the community we want to mitigate this issue improving the quality of life of the population. The Paquiestancia community is located at the Pichincha province, Cayambe canton, San José de Ayora parish, actually has four treatment plants (septic tanks), that were audited to know their operation. The objective of this investigation is to design a Wastewater Treatment Plant of activated sludge, through: the characterization of wastewater in the Community of Paquiestancia, by obtaining quality parameters both in the field phase and in the laboratory, the dimensioning of the structures from the plant, the design of sanitary systems and the topography from the land. As results of this investigation it were made the construction plans of the Wastewater Treatment Plant of activated sludge with the dimensioning of each one of the structures such as: sieve, primary settler, grease trap, secondary settler, aeration system, chlorination tank and drying bed. And additionally the plans with the sizing of tanks that improve the operation of existing plants in the community.