Diagnóstico das condições relativas ao esgotamento sanitário no bairro dos Venâncios, Crateús/CE

Abstract

For the universalization of sanitation to become a reality, sanitary sewage systems and sewage treatment need to advance in Brazil, in order to guarantee better living conditions for the population and contribute to economic development. In this sense, this work aims to elaborate a diagnosis of the sanitary sewage system in the neighborhood of Venâncios, municipality of Crateús-CE. Therefore, we sought to carry out documentary research on relevant concepts of the subject and analysis of laws that deal with basic sanitation in Brazil, in addition to evaluating the Municipal Basic Sanitation Plan of that municipality. Field visits were carried out to get to know the reality of the neighborhood as a whole, and the portion of the population that is not served by sewage collection networks. A questionnaire was applied to the population and professionals in the construction sector to know the profile of families, their homes, and their expectations regarding future interconnection with public sewage networks. It was found that many houses, even the most recent, have poor sewage, and offer resistance to future interconnection with the collection networks. Given the availability of public domestic sewage collection service, in the Basic Sanitation Plan of the municipality of Crateús, there is a significant drop in the rate of use of the network service, due to the resistance that the population has to adhere to the collection networks, under the allegation increase with the financial costs. It was also found that there is no alignment between water/sewage and electricity concessionaires with the municipal government in order to contribute to meeting the minimum sanitary standards in new properties. It is hoped that the research can contribute to future studies or even guide the actions of the public power to ensure adequate collection and treatment of domestic sewage.