Drinkable water is an essential resource for ensuring the rights and quality of human life, pollution triggers risk situations for the health of communities. Therefore, the next study characterizes the problem of drinking water currently living inhabitants of Monterrey, a township located south of Bolivar, Colombia, whose condition of armed conflict and state attention, water is not available and basic sanitation. The aim of this degree work was to evaluate the system of water supply and excreta disposal of the population, in order to propose solutions for systems and community health.