O abastecimento de água na zona urbana de Cajazeiras - PB: uma análise temporal nos anos de 2010 á 2024.

Abstract

It is crucial to emphasize that water is a natural resource essential to the life of all living beings, serving as a means of life for various plant and animal species, as a representative element of social and cultural values, and even as a factor in the production of various final and intermediate consumer goods. Having several uses and purposes in the environment in which we live, this resource is important for the existence and maintenance of life in society. Without it, it is impossible to have development in a given environment. In front of this conception, the present paper aims to analyze the water supply in the urban area of the city of Cajazeiras–PB, between the years 2010 to 2024. It is intended to emphasize the difficulties of water resources in the semi-arid region, of the population growth, in addition to describing the water sources that supply the city and their environmental impacts, as well as the issues with supply. To realize this paper, a bibliographical research was used,having as stages, the bibliographical, cartographic and photographic survey and field stages, which allowed to approach the theme succinctly, understanding the information of the studied area, how the supply works, which springs are used, as well as the problems in the supply and demand of the distribution to the population and finally the construction of the work that allowed to emphasize the problems identified in the research.