Valoración económica del recurso hídrico para protección de la vertiente ecuacobre 1 y mejora de la línea de conducción al tanque San Pedro, Cantón Rumiñahui, 2021

Abstract

The area being addressed is the vulnerability of the drinking water pipeline to the San Pedro reserve tank due to its asbestos cement material, which is more than 35 years old, putting at risk the compliance with the principles of efficiency, regularity, continuity and quality that the service providers of the Departmen of Drinking Water of the Rumiñahui canton must comply with. This research also examines the protection management of the Ecuacobre 1 watershed and through a cost to verify the social consequences that would result from the generation of a protection fee for the watershed. From the results obtained from the evaluation of the existing pipeline, it shows that the infrastructure presents constant repairs, crossing through private properties, absence of air and drainage valves. In addition, a survey of a sample of San Pedro's users showed that few people are interested in contributing a protection fee for sustainability and source protection. Therefore, it is concluded that it is important to design a new pipeline that complies with technical, social, economic viability and environmental responsibility; in cooperation with a source protection strategy that involves the Department of Drinking Water and Sewerage of Rumiñahui.