Public intervention in the provision of drinking water services in the communities of the rural Nankais parish, Nangaritza canton, province of Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

This research arises in response to the problem of access and quality of drinking water in specific rural communities such as Pachkius, Wankius, Los Diamantes, Los Hachos, San Manuel, San Andrés and Naichap. To this end, public intervention strategies were analyzed in the provision of drinking water services in the communities of the rural Nankias parish, Nangaritza canton, province of Zamora Chinchipe. Through surveys and focus groups, it was found that only 13% of respondents have direct access to a public drinking water distribution network, while 75% of the population receives raw, untreated water. Only 25% have water supply 24 hours a day. These conditions have generated widespread dissatisfaction with the quality of the water provided. In this context, building a drinking water treatment plant emerges as an essential and priority measure to address the crisis.