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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.
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.
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.
Millions across Latin America face a similar dilemma. The situation in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is the most dire by far. In parts of Latin America, water shortages undermine ...
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.
The average duration of daily water service has increased from 15.36 hours in 1993 to 19.82 hours in 2003 at the national level. [2] In the four biggest cities of the country, service is continuous. Nevertheless, rationing of water and interrupted sanitation are ordinary incidents in small towns and rural areas. [20] Drinking water quality.
About 36% of wastewater was being treated in 2006, a share that is more than twice as high as the average for Latin America. [4] However, an unknown share of Mexican treatment plants do not comply with norms for effluent discharge. [2] In many areas, local water pressure is insufficient and/or unreliable.
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