Study of water losses in the supply system of the city of Porto Nacional/TO

Abstract

Losses in water supply systems in urban areas are seen as a major problem that sanitation utilities have to deal with on a daily basis, as the continued growth of urban centers in a disorderly manner, reflects on the problem of poor infrastructure, expansion of supply systems and the installation of new sources of treated water distribution, as well as the deterioration of existing systems over the years of use. These factors mentioned together, imply a large volume of losses, through high pressures within the network or through leaks. In some specific cases the losses are also presented with cases of fraud, made by the populários and in an irregular way, or even failure of the meters, which also count in the loss count. Thus, the present work proposes a demonstrative analysis of the volume of losses in the city of Porto Nacional/TO, as well as the main solutions and measures that are Bering taken so that there is a better performance of water distribution.