Propuesta de valores técnicos de referencia para la dotación de agua potable en la Terminal de Transporte S.A. de Bogotá

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis proposes technical reference values for potable water allocation in the Terminal de Transporte S.A. of Bogotá, based on the analysis of real water consumption data and user population records from its Salitre, South, and North terminals. The research addresses the existing gap in Colombian regulations regarding the estimation of specific water allocation values for land transportation terminals, which are characterized by high user flow, floating population, and variable operational dynamics. A quantitative, retrospective, and documentary approach was applied, integrating institutional records of potable water consumption, passengers, and workers, together with equivalent population criteria, peaking factors, and statistical analysis. As a result, differentiated water allocation parameters are proposed according to equivalent population ranges, providing a technical tool to improve the planning, evaluation, and sizing of water supply and sanitary systems in this type of infrastructure.