Water supply and sanitation in El Salvador information
Not to be confused with Water resources management in El Salvador.
El Salvador: Water and Sanitation
Data
Water coverage ('At least basic' definition)
93% (2015) [1]
Sanitation coverage ('at least basic' definition)
91% (2015) [1]
Continuity of supply (%)
Low
Average urban water use (liter/capita/day)
118
Average urban water and sewer bill for 20m3
US$6/month
Share of household metering
64%
Share of collected wastewater treated
2%
Annual investment in WSS
US$2/capita (2003–2004)
Share of self-financing by utilities
21% (1990–2002), almost zero in 2005
Share of tax-financing
16% (1990–2002)
Share of external financing
63% (1990–2002)
Institutions
Decentralization to municipalities
Limited
National water and sanitation company
Yes
Water and sanitation regulator
No
Responsibility for policy setting
Presidency of the Republic
Sector law
No
Number of urban service providers
97
Number of rural service providers
800
Access to drinking water and sanitation in El Salvador has been increased significantly. A 2015 conducted study by the University of North Carolina called El Salvador the country that has achieved the greatest progress in the world in terms of increased access to water supply and sanitation and the reduction of inequity in access between urban and rural areas.[2] However, water resources are heavily polluted and the great majority of wastewater is discharged without any treatment into the environment. Institutionally a single public institution is both de facto in charge of setting sector policy and of being the main service provider. Attempts at reforming and modernizing the sector through new laws have not borne fruit over the past 20 years.
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^The Water Institute, University of North Carolina (ed.). "The WASH Performance Index Report".
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