Water supply and sanitation in Colombia

Not to be confused with Water resources management in Colombia or Irrigation in Colombia.
Colombia: Water and Sanitation
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Data
Water coverage (improved definition) 94% (2010)[1]
Sanitation coverage (improved definition) 82% (2010)[1]
Continuity of supply 20 hours out of 24 (average 2003)[2]
Average urban water use (l/c/d) 60 (2006)[3]
Average urban water and sewer bill (US$/month) 11.40 (2006)[4][5]
Share of household metering n/a
Share of collected wastewater treated 25%[6]
Annual investment in WSS US$10/capita
Share of self-financing by utilities 26%[7]
Share of tax-financing n/a
Share of external financing n/a
Institutions
Decentralization to municipalities Full, since 1989
National water and sanitation company None
Water and sanitation regulator Yes (one single-sector, one multi-sector)
Responsibility for policy setting Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Regional Development
Sector law Yes (1994)
Number of urban service providers More than 1,500[8]
Number of rural service providers More than 12,000[8]

Water supply and sanitation in Colombia have been improved in many ways over the past decades. Between 1990 and 2010, access to improved sanitation increased from 67% to 82%, but access to improved water sources increased only slightly from 89% to 94%.[1] In particular, coverage in rural areas lags behind. Furthermore, despite improvements, the quality of water and sanitation services remains inadequate. For example, only 73% of those receiving public services receive water of potable quality[9] and in 2006 only 25% of the wastewater generated in the country underwent any kind of treatment.[6]

  1. ^ a b c World Health Organization; UNICEF. "Joint Monitoring Program". Retrieved 2012-07-20.
    World Health Organization; UNICEF (2010). "Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation. Coverage Estimates Improved Drinking Water". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
    World Health Organization; UNICEF (2006). "Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation. Coverage Estimates Improved Drinking Sanitation" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
    All data are based on ""Salud sexual y reproductiva en Colombia"- Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud" (in Spanish). 2000. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  2. ^ Arboleda, Luis Fernando (2006). Breve descripción del sector acueducto y alcantarillado en Colombia (in Spanish).
  3. ^ According to SSPD, 1.188 billion m3 were consumed in 2006, of which 80% were used for domestic consumption. Source:Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SSPD) (2007). "Informe Anual de los Servicios Sanitarios en Colombia (Annual report 2006)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-02., p. 12
  4. ^ Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SSPD) (2007). "Informe Anual de los Servicios Sanitarios en Colombia (Annual report 2006)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-02., p. 15
  5. ^ 1 Colombian Peso = US$0.0004470 (2006-12-31)
  6. ^ a b Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SSPD) (2007). "Informe Anual de los Servicios Sanitarios en Colombia (Annual report 2006)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-02., p. 26
  7. ^ World Bank. "Desarrollo Económico Reciente en Infraestructura (REDI) en Colombia" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-03-02., p. 65
  8. ^ a b World Bank. "Desarrollo Económico Reciente en Infraestructura (REDI) en Colombia" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-03-02., p. 6
  9. ^ Rojas, Leila, Vice Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Presentation on surveoder, which included 270 municipalities representing 27.3 million people. Washington D.C.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)