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The highest water use can be found in some utilities in Brazil and Argentina, where water resources are abundant and water use is almost 500 liter/capita/day. [10] The lowest water use is in Aguas de Illimani serving La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, with less than 50 liter/capita/day. In rural areas water use is sometimes even lower than this level.
This is a list of the different responsibilities in the water supply and sanitation sector in several Latin American and Caribbean countries.It includes the responsible institutions which set sector policies, agencies of economic regulation and service providers in urban and rural areas.
Wastewater discharge standards in Latin America; Water supply and sanitation in Latin America; List of responsibilities in the water supply and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean; List of countries by access to clean water; List of countries by access to improved sanitation facilities; List of largest wastewater treatment plants
This list of water resources management by country provides information on the status of water resource management at a national level. List by country: Water resources management in Argentina; Water resources management in Brazil; Water resources management in Chile; Water resources management in Colombia; Water resources management in Costa Rica
The most evident indicator of over-consumption and waste is the average municipal use of nearly 500 liters/person/day or about 182 m 3 per year [5] ranking Argentina near the top, along with Costa Rica, of municipal water use in Latin America. Total water use including industrial, agriculture, and municipal is 774 m 3 per person or about 4% of ...
Private sector participation in Colombia's water and sanitation sector has been much more stable than in some other Latin American countries. [31] In 2004, there were 125 private and 48 mixed public-private water companies in Colombia, including large, medium and small companies. [14]
The water and sanitation regulatory system in Chile is considered by the WHO to be a model not only for Latin America, but also for Europe. [29] One of its innovative features is the use of a hypothetical efficient model enterprise to assist in determining if tariff increases requested by service providers are justified.
The ratio of sanitation to water tariffs of almost 1:1 is very high for Latin America and close to the ratio of the actual cost of the two services, while in most other Latin American countries sewer tariffs remain much lower than water tariffs. Water and sewer tariffs vary substantially between cities.