Rural aqueducts or water supply systems

Abstract

This article presents a reflexive analysis on the concepts of rural aqueduct and a water supply system, with the aim of identifying the differences between the two concepts in Colombia, through documentary research. The documentary review was carried out validating its relevance, timeliness and completeness, focusing on those documents related to concepts, standards, technical and statistical aspects. The importance of access to drinking water for the population and the proper management of water resources, as set out in Objective 6 of the ODS, is also considered. Among the significant results it is highlighted that these two concepts are very different in terms of the
technical aspects for its design, since only one contemplates a water purification system, and the most used in Colombia in rural areas is oriented only to the supply of water, which does not guarantee the quality of the liquid and therefore cannot ensure that it is suitable for human consumption.