Diagnóstico das condições dos serviços de saneamento em Queimadas e Tucuns na zona rural do município de Crateús-CE

Abstract

In Brazil, basic sanitation has not yet reached satisfactory levels, especially in terms of sewage. In rural areas of the country, this infrastructure is even worse due to the distance from urban centers and low government investment. In this context, this study aimed to diagnose the conditions of sanitation services in the communities of Queimadas and Tucuns, in the municipality of Crateús-CE, with emphasis on water supply services, sanitary sewage and urban cleaning and solid waste management. The methodology used included observations in loco, photographs and application of questionnaires. The questionnaire was divided into the following axes: water supply and its quality, sanitary sewage, waste disposal and housing conditions. After the analyses, it was found that the communities are satisfied with the water supply system and solid waste collection. As for the quality of the water consumed, it was found that people are satisfied, 91% of respondents consider the water very good. However, the vulnerability related to sanitary sewage is present in both communities. Regarding housing conditions, 80% of the residences have a bathroom with a toilet and 89% of the residences have an internal water network with a tap, which helps in people's hygiene and health. It was also verified the fragility related to health education that affects the absence of some health practices by part of the community. Therefore, given these results, interventions for improvements were made available based on the reality of the communities, such as the dissemination and clarification regarding the results obtained in this research, use of new rural sanitation technologies such as the circle of banana trees, constructed flooded systems (SACs) and the septic tank system – coconut filter – bamboo trench.