Chapter 1. Background

General information on Puerto Berrío

Section keywords: location, population, climate, economic activities

Related documents: PBOT de Puerto Berrío, Plan de Desarrollo 2008-2011

General information on the Magdalena river

Section keywords: extension, main characteristics, ecology, importance, navigability

Related documents:

Institutional framework

Section keywords: Cormagdalena, Corantioquia, Aguas del Puerto S.A., Conhydra, Oficina de Planeación, ISAGEN, IDEA, Departamentos de Ing. Ambiental diversas universidades.

Wastewater management in Puerto Berrío

Section keywords: water supply, sewage system, coverage, wastewater treatment plants, DENARIO

Related documents: PBOT de Puerto Berrío, Plan de Desarrollo de Puerto Berrío 2008-2011

Expected product: flow diagrams for three different scenarios

Description of the receiving water body

Section keywords: river stretch, flow discharge, water quality, seasonal variations, POEM

Interrelation community-river

Section keywords: water withdrawal, drinking water treatment plant, raw water supply (informal), sand and other material extraction, recreation, fishing, navigation, public health.

Legal framework on water quality

Section keywords: ley 99 de 1993, decreto 1594 de 1984, decreto 3100 de 2003, water quality standards.