The lack of this liquid in cantons such as Puriscal, where they say the problem will continue for three more years, is generating opportunities for water storage and treatment products.
Mismanagement of water resources is the cause of a growing number problems in providing water for both human consumption and industrial use, and at the same time is creating opportunities for businesses.
Mismanagement of water resources causes growing problems in the supply of water for both human consumption and industrial use, but also presents opportunities for businesses.
The demand for storage and treatment of water has accelerated in recent years due to increasingly common rationing of drinking water in Central American urban areas, which has led to families and businesses to look for an assured supply for their own drinking water.
Real estate projects in Costa Rica face a tough time expanding due to lack of drinking water in several areas of the country.
Projects developed in cantons such as Escazu or Santa Ana and Mora are being affected by this problem, where local permits for the expansion of properties are held in limbo. "In Guayabo there was interest in the possibility of doing some kind of social project for the people of that Canton, but we've run into the problem of lack of water and the value of the land which is creating a problem with the housing issue ... " said the Mayor of Mora Gilberto Monge.
Real estate developments in the area of Cocle will have to generate their own sources of private water supply due to a shortage of this fluid in the province.
In light of this situation, the authorities do not seem to be in agreement over how the problem should be combated. "This year in Penonomé alone there are plans to build a thousand new homes and at least three malls, in Anton, there are plans to build three huge shopping malls, three hotels, the international airport and residential areas. However, the condition is that all of them are obligated to drill for private wells for water ", reported Prensa.com.
Companies building real estate projects in the district of Chame have had to resort to installing underground wells due to water scarcity in the area.
"At least this is the recommendation from the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (Idaan), while operating the water treatment plant in this district at its production limit", reported Prensa.com.
According to Rodolfo Morales, head of Municipal Engineering, building permits are being granted to companies, based on a document issued by the Idaan, which notes that they will only be able to provide the service after completion of the expansion of the plant.