The Technical Agency of the Administration of Sanitation Services (OTASS) provided some recommendations that will help ensure that the population has drinking water to carry out their daily activities, and avoid clogging and collapse of drains that affect public health and the environment. atmosphere.
In this context, the population should put into practice the following tips to make a responsible and supportive use of drinking water:
- Reduce the use of potable water during emergencies, only for essential activities such as consumption and personal hygiene.
- Reuse the water from washing dishes and clothes in the toilet.
- Share water with neighbors who need it, especially with the elderly and with those who have children or health problems.
- If it rains heavily and/or for several days, store drinking water in clean containers with lids to prevent the proliferation of dengue and other diseases.
When the rains are intense, landslides and an increase in the flow of the rivers are generated, which bring with them cloudy water, mud, stones and palisades, which causes the provider companies (EPS) to have to close the floodgates of their collection systems, hindering the process of potabilization of the resource.
These events also cause serious damage to the infrastructure of the drinking water treatment plants of the providers. Given these circumstances, companies are forced to restrict and even temporarily suspend the service.
sewer care
In this rainy season, which occurs between December and April, the population must also adopt good habits for the use and care of the sewer system:
- Do not open the lid of the drainage boxes to allow rainwater to enter because stones and mud can enter, which will cause clogging and collapse.
- Do not connect the rain gutters located on the roof of the house to the drain of the house, since it will generate the collapse of the sewerage.
- Take out the rubbish when the garbage truck arrives. If they are left on the streets, rainwater can wash them into the sewage system and cause the drains to overflow.
