The Distribution of Water in our Country

Group: Lúcia Garrido, Jéssica Maciel

Course: Profissional de Técnico de Higiene e Segurança do trabalho e Ambiente

Class: 4I

Subject: AMART (Ambiente e Métodos de Análise de Risco do Trabalho)

Teacher: Ondina Filipe

School Year: 2013/2014

ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DE AVEIRO

Introduction

In Portugal the environmental sector has evolved considerably. We can

observe an important transformation that has brought more quality of

life. Do you remember what the environment was like 20 years ago?

During the 20th century, only 50% of water for human consumption was

controlled and of good quality, only 30% of the portuguese population

had residual water treatment services and the residual deposit was

done mainly, in an inadequate way, in rubbish dumps.

In nature, water can be found in three physical states:

(oceans, rivers and lakes); (glaciers); ( water vapour that exists

in the atmosphere).

Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos

• According to recent data, broadcasted by the Entidade

Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos (ERSAR), in

the ranking of the ten most efficient, in what concerns water

waste, 7 are private companies.

The Situation in Portugal

Quantitative Character: (as a result of, for example, periods of more

water shortage, it is the case of the Guadiana catchment basin, that has an

average rainfall amount of only 570 mm/year, while the North East catchment

basins have approximately 2200mm/year).

Qualitative Character: (because of contamination- the Formosa Ria

offers more than a normal amount of heavy metal).

Water Resources

The Estratégia Nacional de Adaptação aos Impactos das Alterações Climáticas relacionados

com os Recursos Hídricos (ENAAC-RH) – the National Strategy of Adaptation to the Impact

of Climate Changes related to Water Resources - has its main aim to identify, discuss and

obtain agreement on the main course of action related to actions of adaptation, in what

concerns to water resources and to climate change. Its aim is to evaluate actions that can be

developed with short and long term goals and which of these actions should be launched to

ensure knowledge capable of defining actions of adaptation.

The cleaning and clearing

of water lines

The legal framework, regulated by the Decree-Law 226-A/2007, 31st of May,

left aside the cleaning and clearing of the water lines.

This is the responsibility of:

The city council, in the cities;

The owners, outside the city centres;

The organisations that have their own or delegated

competences for the management of water resources in

the area.

Quality of Water • The conformity verification of the analytical values of the quality of water,

according to the community and national standards, have been a secure

measure in achieving an improvement in the quality of water.

Monitoring ActivitiesReinforcement of the control of Practises

Colour,Smell and Taste as Characteristics

• Water is a solvent that has the function of regulating the

temperature in our body. 

• Water has the capacity of absorbing and conserving our body heat.

During the day, water absorbs part of the sun heat and conserves it

until night. When the sun is illuminating the other side of the planet,

water starts to give back the heat absorbed in the environment.

Curiosities

If we divided the water that exists in our planet- including frozen, salt and

drinkable – there would be seven Olympic swimming pools for each person on

Earth for the rest of his/her life, but if we divide only the drinkable water there

would be only two litres per inhabitant of our planet for the rest of his/her life. The

rain water is full of bacteria.

Thank you very much for your

attention!!!

The Distribution of Water in our Country

Group: Lúcia Garrido, Jéssica Maciel

Course: Profissional de Técnico de Higiene e Segurança do trabalho e Ambiente

Class: 4I

Subject: AMART (Ambiente e Métodos de Analise de Riscos do Trabalho)

Teacher: Ondina Filipe

School Year: 2013/2014

ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DE AVEIRO

Questions

In which sector was there an evolution

in Portugal?

Cooking Sector

Environmental Sector

Economic sector

In Nature, we can find water in three

physical states:

Solid, Frozen, Improper

Gas, Solid, Frozen

Gas, Liquid, Solid

The National Strategy for Adaptation to the Impact of

Rheumatic Changes related to Water Resources

aims to neutralize, discuss and achieve consensus

on climate change.

Cleaning and clearance of water lines is responsibility of:

SUMA (Urban services and environment)

Municipalities in urban areas

Municipalities in social and cultural areas

The confirmation of the analytical values of water quality with the EU and national legal standards

have been:

A safe measure to achieve improvements in water

quality.

Safe measure to achieve improvements in basic

sanitation.

An unsafe measure to achieve water quality.

According to Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de

Águas e Resíduos, how many private companies

are effective?

7 Companies

5 Companies

2 Companies

Correct!

1 2 3 54 6 7

UPS Wrong!

1 2 3 54 6 7