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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-7890</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Dilemas contemporáneos: educación, política y valores]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-7890</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asesorías y tutorías para la investigación científica en la Educación Puig-Salabarría S.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-78902021000500054</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.46377/dilemas.v8i.2736</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Plan estratégico para la reducción de pérdidas de agua potable en Portoviejo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Strategic plan for the reduction of drinking water losses in Portoviejo]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cedeño Farfán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina Arce]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Xavier Stephenson]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perero Intriago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milton Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manabí ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>spe3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000500054&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000500054&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000500054&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Los prestadores del servicio de agua potable deben dedicar esfuerzos y recursos a la determinación y reducción del agua no contabilizada; por ello, este objetivo es trascendental para la búsqueda de la sostenibilidad del sistema, y es así que con un enfoque estratégico que consiste en potencializar la gestión de perdidas reales y aparentes en la zona abastecida por el tanque UTM en el sistema de agua potable de la ciudad de Portoviejo, se estima un índice de ANC del 70%, teniendo como bases un plan piloto de reducción, y proponiendo buenas prácticas y estrategias probadas. Se proyecta reducir los niveles de agua no contabilizada en un rango entre 35% y 30% en esta zona.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Drinking water service providers must dedicate efforts and resources to the determination and reduction of unaccounted for water; For this reason, this objective is transcendental for the search for the sustainability of the system, and it is thus with a strategic approach that consists of potentiating the management of real and apparent losses in the area supplied by the UTM tank in the drinking water system of In the city of Portoviejo, an ANC rate of 70% is estimated, based on a pilot reduction plan, and proposing good practices and proven strategies. It is projected to reduce the levels of unaccounted for water in a range between 35% and 30% in this area.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sistemas de agua potable]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[eficiencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sostenibilidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agua no contabilizada]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pérdida de agua]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[drinking water systems]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[efficiency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sustainability]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[unaccounted-for water]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[water loss]]></kwd>
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