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PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION AND LOSSES IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOA VISTA/RR

Lost; System of Suply; Index. Boa Vista/RR. Losses in water distribuition

The present research deals with the investigation of per capita consumption and the index of
losses in the distribution for the capital Boa Vista of the State of Roraima. Due to the New
Sanitation Regulatory Framework, set forth in Law 14.026/2020, the need to formulate
strategies to enable access to universal sanitation has become a matter of great prominence
today. That way, this study search to contribute in a technical way to the elaboration of a
methodology that makes it possible to study and determine the current situation of the city
of Boa Vista in relation to the per capita consumption pattern, remaining this differential
result by neighborhoods and zones, arranged in the maps in appendix. In addition, the
inheritance of the loss rates using the methodology of the Instituto Trata Brasil, considered
more current values regarding the supply and distribution of water in the capital, through
data provided by Companhia De Água E Esgotos De Roraima - CAER. The methodology
used for intuiting the loss rates was data analysis based on the analysis method of the
National Sanitation Information System – SNIS, using data provided by the Company.
Through the Excel program, it was possible to determine the most relevant statistics for
analyzing the current situation of the capital. With the distribution loss index at 56.04%, and
the revenue loss index at 62.75% for the year 2021. As for per capita consumption, a specific
methodology was used based on the random choice of 05 (five) families in the
neighborhoods contained in the capital, in order to determine per capita consumption with
more realistic data. The value found for the municipality of Boa Vista was 198.46 L/hab.day
in the year 2020. The results of this work identified the problems that intensify these losses,
understanding their causes and conditions and the preventive measures applied to this
situation. Thus, with an adequate plan of action, it is possible to obtain several benefits such
as savings in electricity, labor, and finally the redirection of investments to meet the growth
in population demand.