Valoración ambiental del recurso hídrico de la parroquia San Andrés, cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The objective of this research was to establish an environmental economical cost of the water resource of San Andrés parish of Guano canton, for this purpose the contingent valuation procedure (CVM) was used, which allows establishing a baseline of the water resource based on the technical information from the Autonomous Decentralized Government of Guano, in the first instance water monitoring area was determined, by a simple sampling, collection and laboratory analysis of the water was carried out from the Lanlanshi spring while the application of method contingent valuation surveys was conducted on the inhabitants of the head of San Andrés in order to collect the necessary information and to determine an economic value of water resource, the data obtained in the surveys were processed in the SPSS Statistics Base 22 program to obtain detailed descriptive statistical information. The environmental economic cost of water resources in the San Andrés was identified, the inhabitants of the parish head have a value to pay of $ 3.44 and their payment will be included in the drinking water worksheet for each resident, highlighting the environmental importance of the inhabitants towards the water resource and setting the relationship between the ecosystems proposed in the provision of water services and considering the components that change the perception of the function of the ecosystems, such as degree of education, gender, and age, in addition, an analysis of willingness to pay annually was carried out with a value of $ 73,395.84. In the same way, it is concluded that the springs have an important impact on the economy and the comfort of San Andrés parish, so it is recommended to carry out an environmental administration system for the conservation and custody of water resources of this locality.