Análises da gestão das águas nas cisternas de placas das comunidades: Santa Vitória e Patos no Município de Granjeiro – CE

Abstract

The Brazilian semiarid region has its own characteristics, with a climate characterized by low humidity, short rainfall rates and crystalline rocks of low permeability. Known as a place of great droughts and hard experiences, the current reality is quite different. The Northeast region is going through a transition moment, which dares not to speak in dealing with drought but rather in coexisting with the semiarid. Therefore, the Northeast begins to retrace its history, waiving the so called drought industry, and investing in the development of sustainable technologies that will bring autonomy and decentralization of public policies for the families. In this context, successful experiences of sustainability started in the 1990s have gaining such a magnitude that some of them have become official government policies, including the access to water through the use of "Plate Cisterns" in rural communities. They are a form of access to water resources which strengthen the development based on sustainability and the preservation of natural resources for future generations. Plate Cisterns are a concrete structure with the ability to store up to 16,000 liters of water, built next to the homes of families in rural areas, in order to store rainwater for its use during the dry season. In this study, the authors carried out an analysis of the families’ management of the plate cisterns built in their homes. Using the results of surveys and other analyzes, the aim is to evaluate the impact of this management of plate cisterns, and to propose actions that may strengthen their management, in order to achieve a condition of good water quality and quantity stored in them.