Desarrollo de un sistema de monitoreo de agua en las áreas de restauración ubicadas en la Asociación La Esperanza

Abstract

The Funds Trust of Páramos Tungurahua and Fight against Poverty, is an entity that develops ecosystem restoration projects with native plants in the Cholas, Dogas and Poguios del Arenal sites, belonging to the Corporation of Campesino Organizations of Pilahuín, COCAP, because there was a need to build a water monitoring system, to evaluate the amount of rainfall that has fallen on the site during winter and summer, the quantity and quality of water in a canal will also be measured. The design of the plans for the construction of the rain gauge and a windmill was made, the Solidworks program was used, to have an exact scheme where the amount of rainfall and the water flow of the channel will be measured. The water quality is measured under two variables pH and oxygenation, determining if the water is suitable for human consumption or agricultural work. The variables obtained are processed in an Arduino Mega card, the result of the data will be recorded and stored in an SD-CARD memory, to be extracted later for analysis, an external device is connected to the station via Bluetooth, which extracts the information via wireless, the data is displayed on a Nextion screen. The system will be powered by solar panels, ensuring the operation of the different equipment. At the end of the installation of the equipment, performance tests were performed obtaining significant data on water quality and quantity in the place Colorado River.