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Costa Rica has made meaningful progress in expansion of water services in urban areas over the past decades. Approximately 99% of the urban population is connected to water supply (as compared to an average of 90% in the LAC region), a significant increase from 92% in 1990.
Costa Rica is divided into three major drainage basins encompassing 34 watersheds with numerous rivers and tributaries, one major lake used for hydroelectric generation, and two major aquifers that serve to store 90% of the municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supply needs of Costa Rica. [2]
Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 21:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Rio Macho project on the upstream provides hydroelectric power and the downstream Birris power project also provides drinking water (40% of the metropolitan city’s water supply needs). [3] The reservoir, in the Rio Reventazón, is an important supplier of electrical power to Costa Rica.
This list of water supply and sanitation by country provides information on the status of water supply and sanitation at a national or, in some cases, also regional level. Water supply and sanitation by country
Bodies of water of Costa Rica (3 C, 2 P) D. ... Water supply and sanitation in Costa Rica (1 C, 1 P) T. Water transport in Costa Rica (2 C) W. Water sports in Costa ...
Cooperatives and water boards Colombia: Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development: Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission (CRA), Superintendency of Public Services: Municipalities, direct or through public or private utilities Communal water boards Costa Rica: Ministry of Health
Tigre River (Costa Rica) [1] Volcán River [1] See also. Water resources management in Costa Rica; List of rivers of the Americas by coastline; References