Diseño de las obras de captación, conducción, almacenamiento y distribución del sistema de riego tecnificado en el barrio Miraflores, parroquia Saquisilí, cantón Saquisilí, provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the main economic activities carried out in Miraflores, Saquisilí, Saquisilí, Cotopaxi. But, despite this, Miraflores lacks an irrigation systems that contributes to agricultural production. For these reasons, the execution of this technical project is proposed, which consists of the design of the infrastructure for the collection, conduction, storage, and distribution of the technical irrigation system of this neighborhood. To begin with, Miraflores’ biophysical and environmental data were collected. Subsequently, a topographic survey was carried out applying photogrammetric techniques using GNSS IMU-RTK receivers and drones. Then the design of the sprinkler irrigation system was executed, which was divided into two stages: agronomic design and hydraulic design. While the first one consists of determining the irrigation water needs, the second one has the purpose of defining the dimensions and operation of the elements that make up the system. Finally, the referential budget of this technical project and an environmental management plan were established. The Miraflores’ sprinkler irrigation system consists of a 150-meter-deep water extraction well; a conduction pipe of 617.45 meters fed by a submersible electric pump of 15.00 horsepower; a storage tank of 100.80 cubic meters of capacity; and a branched distribution network of 5712.92 meters.