Percepción sobre el manejo y calidad del agua en la microcuenca hidrográfica Malacatos, provincia de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this work is to determine the perception of the citizens of the Malacatos parish, with respect to the state of water quality in the Malacatos hydrographic micro-basin, Loja province, to establish a management proposal.The micro-basin is located in the canton and province of Loja. Interviews were conducted with the technical personnel of governmental and non-governmental institutions that are related to the management and use of the micro-basin, the Atlas.ti software was used for the analysis of the interviews, the QGIS Software to determine the morphometric characteristics and the supported the biophysical characteristics and the proposed proposal with bibliographic information.The actors with the greatest influence in the basin: Municipality of Loja, Ministry of Environment and Water and Provincial Government. The micro-basin presented greater susceptibility to floods in less time, according to the hypsometric curve it is a basin in a mature phase and to suffer erosive events due to very steep slopes. A management program for the Malacatos micro-basin was proposed to guarantee the sustainability of the resources and benefits to the community and the micro-basin.