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Data | |
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Access to an improved water source | 85%[1] |
Access to improved sanitation | 71%[1] |
Share of collected wastewater treated | 22% (2004) |
Continuity of supply | 71%[2] |
Average urban water use (L/person/day) | 259 |
Average urban water and sanitation tariff (US$/m3) | 0.38 |
Share of household metering | 50% |
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) |
No. of urban service providers | 50 companies and 490 municipalities |
No. 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.[3] Advances have also been achieved concerning the disinfection of drinking water and in sewage treatment. Nevertheless, many challenges remain, such as: