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Water resource management, Internet of Things (IoT), rainwater harvesting, sustainable development, environmental monitoring, rural communitiesAbstract
Sustainable water management in rural communities remains a major challenge for achieving water security and sustainable development, particularly in regions that rely on rainwater harvesting systems and have limited environmental monitoring capabilities. The objective of this project was to develop an intelligent platform for the monitoring and sustainable management of water in a rainwater catchment pot located in the community of San Bartolomé Actopan, Temascalapa, State of Mexico, through the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, physicochemical analysis and water resource conservation strategies. The project was developed under an applied and descriptive approach, which included the initial characterization of the water quality and the technological design of the monitoring system architecture. The physicochemical analyses showed pH values of 10.2, nitrites of 0.3 mg/L and phosphates of 0.326 mg/L, in addition to a dissolved oxygen concentration of 7.57 mg/L and a temperature of 19.7 °C, evidencing the need to implement continuous monitoring mechanisms for environmental decision-making. As a result, an intelligent system was designed based on environmental sensors, digital communication and photovoltaic power, aimed at monitoring critical variables of water resources. The technological proposal developed constitutes a replicable model for community water management and contributes to the strengthening of water resilience and environmental sustainability strategies in rural communities.
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