PROPUESTA DE UN SISTEMA DE APROVECHAMIENTO PLUVIAL PARA UNA ESCUELA DE LA COMUNA LOMA ALTA

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research project "Proposal for a system of Rainwater Harvesting" carried out in the school Juan León Mera located in Loma Alta town, province of Santa Elena. The research problem arose from the interest to use the rainwater as an alternative for watering the garden area of the school. The three main aspects developed within this document are: i) estimate of the volumes of rainwater available and possible collection points, ii) determine the demand of water to irrigate the school garden and iii rain) calculating construction costs of basic infrastructure to collect rainwater. The results suggest that the rainwater harvesting project proposal is technically feasible, since the precipitation presented on the month of highest rainfall is February with a volume of 182 09 m3 / month. In relation to the volume required for irrigation of the garden ranging from 16,80 - 18,60 m3 / month according to the month. Finally the cost for implementing the system are $2088, which are relatively low because of its easy access and the workforce used will be local.