Água para consumo humano em escolas e comunidades rurais dos assentamentos de reforma agrária da Região Sul do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The water used to human being consumption in Brazilian rural zone, and especially in agrarian reform settlements area, may have its potability committed, because it isn’t monitored by public organizations. This study is about the problematic of water Offered in schools and homesin agrarian reform settlementsprojects in Candiota, In the South of Rio Grande do Sul. Thus, there were realized the activities below: - brief reviewabout the contaminationof water sourcesin rural zone;- reportof the difficulties encountered by the agrarian reform families, mainly the lack of basic infrastructure in the occupied settlements in Candiota, HulhaNegra and Aceguá cities; - monitoring of water quality through laboratorialanalysis; - debate about how the natural resources are used and the quality of the water.It became evidentwhen almost everyone in the settlements are drinking inappropriate water, especially because of the contamination, there are catchment systems, water storage and distribuition of poorly constructed. Also, the farmers don’t mind about the preservation and cleaning near the sources for water catchment. Thereby, rural population should be oriented to preserve the water, using the soil according to the aptitude classes of land use and conserving natural and regional resources. So, the authorities should plan actions to ensure to the communities the quality of the water, like monitor the water quality, make environmental sanitation and a secure infrastructure to capture and store water, decreasingconsiderablythe risk of waterbornediseases.