Evaluación de la calidad del agua suministrada al municipio de Pamplona por la empresa EMPOPAMPLONA S.A. E.S.P.

Abstract

The purpose of carrying out this work was to evaluate the physical, chemical and microbiological quality of the water supplied to the city of Pamplona by the company EMPOPAMPLONA S.A E.S.P, as well as the diagnostic to the quality control laboratory, following the guidelines of the NTC ISO / IEC 17025 standard in the months of August to November of the year 2022. To meet the proposed objectives, the sampling of the 22 points was carried out of the distribution network and physical and chemical determinations were made such as color, turbidity, residual chlorine, conductivity, pH, chlorides, hardness and alkalinity; and microbiological such as total coliforms, Escherichia coli, mesophilic aerobics by the membrane filtration technique and the determination of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp., with this information it was possible to calculate the IRCA per sample and the monthly average; In the case of diagnostic, a checklist was implemented following the items of the NTC ISO/IEC 17025 standard, with which it was possible to establish an initial assessment of the documentation and then an action plan was implemented. The results of the physical, chemical and microbiological tests complied with the provisions of the national regulations, obtaining that all the measurements are within the maximum range allowed in the water samples after the purification treatment, for which it is concluded that the water supplied to According to the classification of the Water Quality Risk Index, the population is WITHOUT RISK for human consumption. With respect to the evaluation of the NTC ISO/IEC 17025, after carrying out the diagnosis, the action plan was implemented where the impartiality and reliability minutes were prepared, as well as the updating of formats, procedures and life sheets of the equipment.