Quality and Availability of Drinking Water under the Social Management of the Pesillo Project Board of Directors, Imbabura

This project addresses the challenge of accessing potable water in rural areas, specifically within the Pesillo-Imbabura project, where community Water Supply Administrative Boards (JAAP) suffer from organizational and administrative weaknesses impacting resource quality and availability. The main goal is to evaluate social water management, including characterizing organizational systems and inspecting water source protection methods and catchment infrastructure. The methodology involves data collection and systematization through surveys (using Microsoft Access) and geospatial surveying (using GPS and Geographic Information Systems - GIS) to map sources and coverage areas. Furthermore, comprehensive monitoring of water availability (flow rate measurement) and quality will be conducted, including physical-chemical and microbiological laboratory analyses. The findings will be used for on-site training of operators and directors, and results will be socialized through workshops and the creation of a quality control and surveillance manual. The aim is to strengthen the boards' capacity for informed, scientifically supported decision-making, thereby improving the continuous provision of safe water for the over 14,000 covered families.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To analyze the social management of water by the community boards of the Pesillo-Imbabura project, characterizing their organizational systems and water source protection methods, in order to ensure the availability and quality of drinking water for users.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>nan