Use of rainwater for potable purposes at a public school inside the municipality of Campo Formoso (BA)

• Main Author: Santos, Célia Ferreira dos
• Publication Date: 2020
• Other Authors: Rios, Marcio Lima, Silva, Frederico Fonseca da, Fonseca, Danielle Finardi
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Download full: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/43369
• topic: Semi-arid; Water scarcity; Viability; Semiárido; Escassez da água; Viabilidade

Water scarcity, a reality in several regions of the Brazilian semi-arid region, associated with irregular distribution of rainfall, as well as inadequate water management, has limited socioeconomic advance and has stimulated conflict over water. However, there is a good alternative to minimize the absence of this liquid for daily activities, the use of rainwater, which justified the need for a study on the feasibility of adopting a rainwater harvesting system, the perception of water consumption and its potential for use in buildings, in a public school in the interior of the municipality of Campo Formoso (BA), the main objective of this work. The implementation of this system in addition to supplying all the needs of the water available for use contributes significantly to the supply and its use linked to internal activities of the school. The work gathered data from bibliographical research, measurement of the potential to collect rainwater and interview with the members of the institution. The main results showed that there is an importance in storage of this liquid as a sustainable practice of coexistence with the semiarid, aiming to meet the needs of consumption and its advantages for the proper functioning of the school.