Tecnologias para a detecção de perdas na distribuição de águas: estudo de caso em um município do Tocantins

Abstract

In recent decades, attention on water resources has increased every year. The importance of the civil community in understanding the importance of this resource in their lives is highlighted, thus arising the need for protection and supervision that is so important. Topics such as combating water loss have been recurring themes in literature and schools, given their great relevance for developing the efficiency of distribution systems around the world. Studies indicate that a large volume of water is lost, even before it can reach the final consumer, causing incalculable damage to the concessionaires who manage these systems, as well as to society, which may suffer the lack of water. The supervision responsible for water management in the Municipality of Araguaína, located in the State of Tocantins, faced serious problems related to water losses, called “physical” losses. Thus, this work has the general objective of mapping new existing technologies that deal with detecting losses due to leaks in drinking water distribution systems. To achieve this objective, a systematic literature review was carried out using the Methodi Ordinatio methodology. The resulting portfolio was the collection of theoretical materials, from which existing technologies for loss management were mapped. To complete this study, applied research was carried out at the Municipal Department of Water Resources Collection and Management, identifying which technologies are currently used in loss management, and what the obligations could be. The results obtained aim to demonstrate which technologies are most efficient in the loss scenario and which management facilities are the same as being innovative in the Municipality.