Proposal potable water supply system design, Barrio Canahuati, Aldea Bijao: Water Observatory

Resumen

This project is part of the efforts of UNITEC's Water Observatory, an academic and scientific initiative integrated into the ONE HEALTH Institute, whose objective is to monitor, analyze and disseminate key information on the quality, availability and management of water resources in Honduras. In line with its comprehensive vision of human, animal and environmental health, the Observatory seeks to generate scientific evidence to support public policies, promote environmental education and strengthen community resilience in the face of climate change and water insecurity. In this context, a proposal was developed to address the problem of drinking water scarcity in the community of Barrio Canahuati, located in the municipality of Choloma. This community faces critical deficiencies in its supply system, caused by failures in the pipeline, an obsolete distribution network and the insufficient capacity of its storage tank. As a result, the population does not receive the minimum supply necessary to cover their basic needs. The proposed solution contemplates the geometric and structural design of a new potable water distribution network, supported by a topographic survey that identified the elevation ranges in the community: 70.54 meters above sea level in the highest areas, 21.73 meters above sea level in the lowest areas, and 140.86 meters above sea level at the location of the main tank. Through simulation with EPANET software, pressures were identified.