Water quality in relation to environmental protection in the Sierra de Cubitas municipality

Abstract

Introduction: Water is a natural resource that, although renewable, is becoming increasingly scarce on the planet due to its unbridled use, and it is necessary to increase the efficiency of its use. Objective: Identify threats to the quantitative and qualitative protection of the water resource in selected areas of the CCS Camilo Cienfuegos, belonging to the Citricola Sola Agricultural Company, Method: ten sources of water supply were evaluated, in two moments (wet period and dry period). Results: confirms that surface water does not generally present chemical quality problems, although a specific value of high sodium level is observed in the first sampling carried out at the El Porvenir farm, but adjusted to normal values in the second sampling;In the case of groundwater, the potential danger of salinization is observed in the event of overexploitation of the mantle due to the fact that it is a basin open to the sea and the relative proximity to the coast on which the wells are located, the ions shown most frequently in inappropriate parameters are: Na+, Cl-, Ca2+ and CO3H. Conclusion: The agricultural areas of the Camilo Cienfuegos CCS are basically supplied by the CII-1B hydrogeological sector, which is part of an open underground basin close to the sea, which is why it is important to achieve sustainable exploitation of the available water to avoid saline intrusion and consequently the salinization of water, which can threaten the ecosystem, including people, soil, crops and animals.