Determination of the sanitary protection zone, comparison of the NC1192:2017 and WhAEM methods, case study of supply sources in San Jose de la Lajas

Journal: Region - Water Conservancy DOI: 10.32629/rwc.v8i2.3776

Roxana Aymeé Luis Winograd, Dianet  Valladares Hernández

Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana José Antonio Echeverría (Cujae)

Abstract

In Cuba, the National Standardization Office established a calculation procedure for the delimitation of sanitary protection zones (ZPS), in force in NC 1192: 2017. In addition to this procedure, there are mathematical models that are applied worldwide as is the case of the mathematical model using the WhAEM program. These two methods were applied in four of the supply sources of San José de las Lajas. As a result, the two methods show favorable results, with a relationship between them of 99% accuracy, which justifies the use of the WhAEM program in areas where not all the hydrogeological data necessary for the use of the NC 1192: 2017 are available. This guarantees that all supply wells have the determination of ZPS.

Keywords

polluting; water quality; WhAEM

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