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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.
Free basic water. Inspired by the Human Right to Water, two important cities in Colombia make a basic amount of water (Minimo Vital de Agua Potable) available to their poorest residents free of charge. In 2009, Medellin made 2.5 cubic meters of water per month and per person - or 10 cubic meters for a family of four - available for free to all ...
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.
Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi-universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply [1] and adequate sanitation. [2] Water service quality is considered good, with practically all localities in Uruguay receiving disinfected water on a continuous basis. 70% of wastewater collected by the national utility was treated.
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.
In some cities, cooperatives (utilities owned by their consumers) are in charge of water supply and sanitation service provision. SAGUAPAC in Santa Cruz is the largest consumer cooperative utility in the world. According to the World Bank, its performance indicators place it among the best water utilities in Latin America. [15]
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