Estudo das Perdas no Sistema de Abastecimento de Água em Uberlândia-MG: Diagnóstico e Propostas de Mitigação

Abstract

The study of water supply control in a municipality faces the challenge of understanding and reducing losses in the distribution of this process, aiming at improving the quality of life and the environment. Thus, this study aims to analyze the improvements implemented over the years in Uberlândia-MG to reduce water losses, identifying the actions already taken to mitigate this problem in the supply. The methodology used is a narrative bibliographic review, based on materials previously published in databases and Internet sources, providing the necessary theoretical basis. The measures reported by the Municipal Department of Water and Sewage (DMAE), an agency linked to the City of Uberlândia, and major news outlets highlight the municipality's efforts to contain water losses from various causes, which requires constant diagnosis by DMAE to develop adequate planning. Despite the technologies installed in the last two years, an update of the National Sanitation Information System (SNIS) and, in the future, the National Basic Sanitation Information System (SINISA) is necessary to assess the real impact of these changes on the water system of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. It is concluded that continued improvement in the Distribution Loss Index (IPD) of Uberlândia requires a joint effort between the government, sanitation managers and the population, including investments in new monitoring technologies, infrastructure renovation, strengthening of integrated public policies and environmental awareness initiatives. These efforts aim to promote more efficient and fair management of access to water and distribution in the municipality.