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Drinking Water Management

and Impact on Sachica Inhabitants.

Miguel Esteban Cabra Saenz

mcabrasaenz@gmail.com
Languages Department, Dulce Corazon de Maria School
Villa de Leyva, Boyaca

Abstract
This article was based on analyzing what is the management of drinking
water in Sachica and what impact this generates on the inhabitants

throughout history there have been problems regarding the drinking
water system and have sought to advance in this, but these goals have not
been fully met, for this reason, it sought to analyze what the participants
think and feel about this problem and thus be able to conclude how
effective is the management of drinking water and what has happened
about this aspect in this beautiful town called Sachica.
Keywords: Drinking water, Sachica, Community affectation,
Management, Drinking water issues.

Resumen

Este artículo se basó en analizar cuál es el manejo del agua potable en Materials and Methods
Sachica y qué impacto genera esto en los habitantes ya que a lo largo de
la historia se han presentado problemas con respecto al sistema de agua The mixed approach was used because it analyzed and highlighted the
potable y se ha buscado avanzar en esto, pero estas metas no se han figures or percentages that bring this issue. Also, it highlighted the
cumplido en su totalidad, por esta razón se busca analizar lo que los opinions and criteria that people have about this problem, both

participantes piensan y sienten con respecto a esta problemática y así quantitatively (numbers) and qualitatively (opinions). Ten people from
poder concluir qué tan efectiva es la gestión del agua potable y qué ha the urban area of Sachica Boyaca were the participants. It was supported
sucedido en este aspecto en este hermoso pueblo llamado Sachica. by five previous types of research regarding the same topic, on the other
Palabras Clave: Agua potable, Sachica, Afectación a la comunidad, hand, the tools of the closed survey were mainly used, the open survey,
Administración, problemas de agua potable. it was made in favor of the good use of drinking water, and finally, three

categories were analyzed: Impact of drinking water on the inhabitants,
Introduction Management of the drinking water and Knowledge about drinking water

processing to analyze the drinking water problem.
Drinking water management in Sachica is a problem that has been
increasingly affecting the Sachica community because water is Results

indispensable for people in their daily lives and all their needs.
Throughout 30 years a better drinking water supply system has been It was determined with the help of graphs that the quality of the water
implemented, but even so, the system has problems such as the water according to the participants is not adequate, since 20% stated that the
getting dirt, there is no water during the day and when it rains the water quality of the water is very bad, 30% stated it is bad, 40% stated it is
is mixed with natural agents that contaminate it, so it was sought to regular and 10% stated it is good, so it can be analyzed that the drinking
determine why these failures occur in the system and may have benefited water does not meet the adequate requirements to be an effective
the population helping them to reach a possible solution for the drinking water system. On the other hand, it was analyzed that 63.3% of

inhabitants and in general for the entire population that uses this vital the participants do not know about the physical, chemical and biological
resource. It was developed with good logistical feasibility since methods for purifying drinking water.
information and help can be obtained from the municipal mayor's office
and other factors such as people who know this topic in depth.