Monitoring the water quality of Tecolutla River from Coyutla to Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz

Abstract

The requirements of the different society sectors in quantity, quality, time and space for generate economic improvement and public, are a stipulate every time huge itself. That’s the reason infinitive take great care in this precious liquid and preservation of the quality is essential. Given that in Veracruz count with high potential hydrologic, must have recent information of same one. In the north zone count with hydrologic system number 3 is composed of the Cazones, Tecolutla and Tuxpan Rivers.The objective from this investigation was determination of water quality index during six months; it begins in September 2007 until February 2008. The selection of analysis points in agreement position of principal’s places human’s activities, due to its effects polluters, with purpose to all places of analysis were same, was use a device GPS (global position system). The monitory and determination of coliforms totals and fecal coliforms was realized once a month with device Millipore of hach according with NMX-AA-102-SCFI-2006. The results get in this period, are show them excess standards according to NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, and besides that the water’s microbiological quality demonstrate what it is influence by the flow of wastewater from domestic activities, fostering a quality index that goes from bad to regulate.