COSTA, Juçara Nascimento da.
Abstract:
This work has as its theme the problem of water supply in the city of
Sousa-PB. The main objective was to analyze the problem related to water scarcity in this
city, its causes and consequences for the local population. This research involved a
bibliographic survey, data collection and analysis and interpretation. It is observed
that from the urban growth of the city of Sousa, the water supply service
failed to adequately supply all neighborhoods in the city, as in some neighborhoods
many days without water, so the population needs to be on guard against
water is available for your area. The research procedures were based on the
using the quantitative and qualitative method, for this, surveys were performed
bibliographic data, data collected through interviews and forms through which
sought to draw a profile of the existing population and the problem in question. They were subjects of
survey 40 inhabitants with 10 people from each neighborhood, highlighted: Multirão, André
Gadelha, Jardim Brasilia and Alto do Cruzeiro, which served as a subsidy to understand the
conditions in which a portion of the population is facing the problem of
Thus, it was evident that 50% of the population is linked to the lack of
water in the city during long periods of drought. The final results pointed out the problems
concerning the availability and quantity of water resources available to the contingent
sousense population and the origin of the problem under analysis and through the research
the existence of more disadvantaged neighborhoods than others in Cidade de Sousa –PB.