WATER QUALITY

STUDENT: Sanchez Santillan Bryan

 Definition of water quality
 Environmental Quality Standard
Average annual variation of thermotolerant coliforms per UH
corresponding to Class IV and Category 4 (jungle rivers).
 Watercategories according to environmental quality
standards for water
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION SUBCATEGORY DESCRIPTION
Water that can be treated with
A1
Surface water disinfection
intended for the Water that can be treated with
Category 1-A A2
production of conventional treatment
drinking water Water that can be treated with
A3
advanced treatment
Surface waters B1 Primary contact
Category 1-B intended for
B2 Secondary contact
recreation
C1 Bivalve mollusc crop extraction

Sea waters Extraction and cultivation of other

Category 2: Coastal and C2
hydrobiological species
continental marine extraction and
cultivation activities C3 Other activities
Extraction and cultivation of other
Continental water C4 hydrobiological species in lakes or
lagoons

Parameter for
D1 Watering of tall and low stem crops
Category 3: Watering and drinking vegetable irrigation
animals
Parameter for
D2 Animal drink
animal drink
E1 Lagoons and lakes
Aquatic Costa and Sierra rivers
E2: Rivers
Category 4 Environment Jungle rivers
Conservation Estuaries
E3: Marine Ecosystems
Sailors
Category 1-A

Category 1-B
Category 2

Category 3
Category 4
 Water contamination
 Water pollution analysis in Peru
LOCATION TYPE OF POLLUTION AND ORIGIN
Affected by dumping of municipal wastewater,
Loreto
floating faucets, oil spill
Madre de Dios Affected by illegal and informal mining.
Moquegua-Arequipa Boron and Arsenic (natural origin).
Pasco Affected by mining and municipal dumping
Pasco Affected by mining and municipal dumping
Piura Affected by municipal wastewater discharge.
Affected by dumping of municipal wastewater and
Piura
agricultural
Puno Municipal wastewater discharge.
Puno Illegal and informal mining (dumping of mining tailings).
Puno Municipal wastewater discharge
Puno Affected by dumping of municipal wastewater.
Puno Affected by dumping of municipal wastewater.
Affected by illegal and informal mining generated by
Puno
Peruvian and Bolivian miners.
Puno Affected by municipal dumping.
Affected by municipal wastewater discharges,
Tumbes
mining activities in Ecuador
Ucayali Affected by municipal wastewater discharge.