Approach to the analysis of the deterioration of the Fucha River, Bogotá D.C.

Abstract

Colombia is a country with a variety of water resources and its capital is no stranger to this fact. Bogota is surrounded by moorlands and, for this reason, a large number of rivers and streams flow through the city. Among them is the San Cristobal River, which joins the Fucha River and, finally, culminates at the mouth of the Bogotá River.  However, these rivers have been losing their water quality, thus representing an environmental, social, cultural, economic and even public health problem, due to the high level of contamination that these effluents present, which become a substance unfit for human consumption and for life in general. This condition is evident mainly in the sectors bordering the river's banks, which is why a physicochemical characterization of the water is necessary to identify the most relevant factors that contribute to the loss of the resource, taking as a reference the current regulations and thus seek measures to mitigate the impacts associated with water contamination.