ANÁLISE DE DESEMPENHO E PROPOSTAS DE MELHORIAS DA ESTAÇÃO DE TRATAMENTO DE ÁGUA DO MUNICÍPIO DE ELÓI MENDES-MG

Abstract

To ensure that water reaches homes adequately, it is necessary to capture, treat, and distribute it. The captured water arrives at the Water Treatment Station (ETA) in raw form, that is, with the presence of bacteria, garbage, sludge, and other impurities. Thus, the importance of an ETA for today's society can be seen. This is the case, for example, of the ETA in the municipality of Elói Mendes-MG, which presents an inefficient flow for the population's total consumption, resulting in total or partial shortages of neighborhoods and an overload on the supply networks and reservoirs that do not supply the storage demand. In this context, the objective of the research aims to present a diagnosis of the operational and structural problems at the Water Treatment Plant in the municipality of Elói Mendes-MG, and propose improvements seeking better treatment efficiency. The methodology of this work can be characterized as a case study, with a qualitative approach, initially highlighting the diagnosis of the possible causes of treatment inefficiency, and subsequently presenting appropriate proposals for improving the system.