Water Resources
The country has water resources for a water potential of 1,542m3/sec, but in 2006 only 88.5m3/sec (6%) were used for consumption, whereof 75m3/sec was used for irrigation and 13.5m3/sec for domestic and industrial use. There are high levels of pollution. The 4,300 rural water supply systems extract their water from the following sources:
| Source | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Springs | 57% |
| Brooks | 34% |
| Rivers | 5% |
| Groundwater | 4% |
Water supply systems which use gravity correspond to 93% of all constructed systems. Mixed and pump using systems correspond to 4.5%. The scattered rural population intensely depends on about 15,000 dug wells. A general water law is proposed to ameliorate the management of water resources.
Read more about this topic: Water Supply And Sanitation In Honduras
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