Satisfaction index of the water supply system in the urban area of the city of Pau dos Ferros/RN
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2020.004.0016Keywords:
Rational Management, Environmental Health, Environmental PerceptionAbstract
The main goal of this study was to analyze the satisfaction index of water supply system services offered to the population of the urban area of Pau dos Ferros/RN, in order to build an overview of the actions needed to ensure a better quality of life for the residents and the efficiency of the system in the locality. The availability of water for the population is an essential service for the maintenance of human life and its various activities, however it has been compromised due to anthropic actions, discontinuity, scope, available quality. Therefore, this research consisted of applying questionnaires to collect primary data targeting samples of households in 17 neighborhoods in the urban area of the mentioned municipality, which quantified the population perception of the level of satisfaction of the service provided. It was found that 65% of the neighborhoods under analysis have a low level of satisfaction, 35% classified it as medium, and there was no high-level recorded. Thus, through this study it was noted the need to create a more accurate water management plan and the need to improve the efficiency of this basic service, in addition to the need to establish management aimed at providing preventive care, by promoting the monitoring of structures and the system.
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