El derecho a un ambiente sano y el tratamiento de las aguas del Río Tahuando en la ciudad de Ibarra, período 2020-2021

Abstract

The treatment of the water of the Tahuando River is the responsibility of the Decentralized Autonomous Government of the City of Ibarra. The purpose is to provide quality water service to the population, in the context of the right to enjoy a healthy environment and quality of life, in accordance with the principles of good living. The objective of this work was to determine if the treatment of the waters of the Tahuando river is respecting the right to a healthy environment of the inhabitants of the city of Ibarra in the period 2020-2021. The method used was the legal partner, supported by the deductive method. His approach was qualitative and his level of depth was descriptive. This work is important because it dealt with water quality and its relationship both with the right to a healthy environment and with the right to health. Finally, it will be concluded that there is no proper sanitary landfill and control of the water quality of the Tahuando River, which violates the rights of people to live in a healthy environment and, consequently, the right to health, despite there is an environmental legal regime with constitutional rank and developed by the Organic Code of the Environment and its corresponding Regulation.