Domestic Uses of Water
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Date
2021
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Springer
Abstract
Since many years ago, Chile has made several efforts and reforms to provide drinking water for domestic uses, and has become a success story and example for urban settings in Latin America. Although the coverage of drinking water supply is almost universal (99.9%) in Chilean cities, in rural areas however the coverage is only 52.3%, and drinking water supply services are managed by local communities through a national program implemented since 1964 by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas, MOP. The legal and institutional framework of the water and sanitation sector in Chile is described for urban and rural areas. Then, the evolution of urban water supply, including coverage, consumption, and its main sources is presented, followed by the evolution of rural water supply. Water supply continuity and the vulnerability to drought are also analysed, as well as the informal rural water supply. Finally, some conclusions about the current situation of the sanitary sector are provided
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Domestic, Uses, Drinking water supply, Urban uses, Rural drinking water, Legal framework, Sanitation sector, Coverage, Consumption