Sistemas sanitarios alternativos para la ciudad de Tijuana, Baja California

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Published: Jul 13, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v16i32.1306

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Alberto Pombo
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Hugo Riemann
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Abstract

En la ciudad de Tijuana, el tiempo promedio entre el asentamiento en las colonias periurbanas y la obtención del servicio de drenaje sanitario es de 14 años. Para mitigar esta problemática social proponemos una secuencia temporal y espacial de cuatro sistemas sanitarios alternativos para las áreas urbanas y periurbanas con población de menores ingresos y que carecen de acceso a la red de drenaje municipal. Nuestra propuesta incluye letrinas de pozo ventilado, fosas sépticas, excusado de bajo volumen de agua y sistema de drenaje simplificado, todos de bajo consumo de agua. Esta propuesta considera la construcción de un sistema sanitario básico de bajo costo e impacto, modificable a medida que se cuente con mejores ingresos. Con base en un análisis espacial de la distribución de servicios, se propone la localización de los distintos sistemas sanitarios a partir de la disponibilidad o carencia de agua entubada, así como ubicación y cercanía a la red de drenaje municipal. ABSTRACTIn Tijuana, an average of 14 years passes between the settlement of a peri-urban neighborhood and the installation of its sewer system. To alleviate this social problem, we propose a spatio-temporal sequence of four alternative sewer systems for low-income urban and periurban areas not served by the municipal system. Our proposal includes Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines (VIP latrines), septic tanks, low-flush toilets, and a simplified drainage system, all low-water use. This proposal studies the construction of a basic, sanitation system that is both low in cost and in impact, and that can be modified as residents earn higher incomes. Using spatial analysis of the distribution of services, the article proposes the siting of the various sanitation systems, based on the availability, or lack, of piped-in water and on the positioning and proximity to the municipal sewer network.

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Pombo, A., & Riemann, H. (2017). Sistemas sanitarios alternativos para la ciudad de Tijuana, Baja California. Frontera Norte, 16(32), 91–112. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v16i32.1306
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Vol. 16 No. 32 (2004): julio-diciembre, 2004
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