Water Supply And Sanitation In Peru
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| Peru: Water and Sanitation | ||
| Data | ||
| Water coverage (Improved definition) | 85% | |
| Sanitation coverage (Improved definition) | 71% | |
| Continuity of supply (%) | 71% | |
| Average urban water use (l/c/d) | 259 | |
| Average urban water tariff (US$/m3) | 0.38 | |
| Share of household metering | 50% | |
| Share of collected wastewater treated | 22% (2004) | |
| Annual investment in WSS | US$6/capita | |
| Share of self-financing by utilities | very low | |
| Share of tax-financing | n/a | |
| Share of external financing | n/a | |
| Institutions | ||
| Decentralization to municipalities | Full, since 1990 | |
| National water and sanitation company | None | |
| Water and sanitation regulator | Yes | |
| Responsibility for policy setting | Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation | |
| Sector law | Yes (1994 and amended subsequently) | |
| Number of urban service providers | 50 companies and 490 municipalities | |
| Number of rural service providers | 11,800 | |
The water and sanitation sector in Peru has made important advances in the last two decades, including the increase of water coverage from 30% to 85% between 1980 and 2010. Sanitation coverage has also increased from 9% to 37% from 1985 to 2010 in rural areas. Advances have also been achieved concerning the disinfection of drinking water and in sewage treatment. Nevertheless, many challenges remain, such as:
- Insufficient service coverage;
- Poor service quality which puts the population’s health at risk;
- Deficient sustainability of built systems;
- Tariffs that do not cover the investment and operational costs, as well as the maintenance of services;
- Institutional and financial weakness; and,
- Excess of human resources, poorly qualified, and high staff turnover.
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