In some cantons of Guanacaste, Puntarenas, Alajuela, Cartago and San José, the government declared a state of emergency because of the hydric deficit in the country, a consequence of the abnormal behavior of rainfall.
Rainfall behavior is an effect of the Southern Oscillation, El Niño (ENSO). The situation has affected human consumption of liquid, productive activities of agricultural vocation and the environment, informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
The Committee on the Environment and Climate Change has already approved about 40 definitions contained in Article 9 of the four Water Law projects, which is 80% complete.
From a statement issued by the Legislature:
August 21.The Environment and Climate Change Committee approved, in this afternoon's working session, an approximation of 40 definitions contained in Art. 9 of the four Water Law projects, with which there is an advance of 80%.
Once again, the business sector has spoken out to deny assertions made by representatives of the Salvadoran government, who stated that if the Water Law is approved in its entirety, companies would privatize management of the water resource.
The accusations against the private sector arose following deputies approval of five articles of the bill, which aims to establish a National Water Authority (ANA), of which representatives of private companies would form a part.
The Comptroller General of Panama has approved a contract to finance the first part of the Agricultural Master Plan in the Western Region, whose funds will be invested in the next two years.
The plan, which in its first stage will be executed in seven components, consists of the improvement of productive infrastructure, acquisition of equipment and supplies and management of the water resource.
In Panama, growth in water consumption is putting pressure on reservoirs and forcing the design of new alternatives for improving infrastructure, starting with the creation of new reservoirs.
Data from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) indicates that 350 million gallons of water are currently being consumed per day, an amount that it was thought would not be reached until 2025.
With a loan from the Andean Development Corporation, part of the master plan for agriculture in the Western region will be financed, which consists of the improvement of productive infrastructure, acquisition of equipment and supplies and management of water resources.
The program comprises seven components in its first stage: research, extension and technical assistance; associativity and entrepreneurship; agricultural health and food safety; metrology and laboratories; water management and water harvesting; productive infrastructure, equipment and supplies; institutional development for the execution of PMARO.
Through an alliance with the US Geological Survey, the government of Costa Rica will be carrying out an assessment of aquifers nationwide.
The aim of the evaluation is to obtain images of the aquifers to obtain information on the characteristics of the surface, infrastructure, rocks and vegetation.
The Congress has approved in a first debate a new law on the management of water resources, after having declared a law unconstitutional in 2014 following its approval that same year.
One of the main differences of this new bill with the one from 2014 is the elimination of the articles that refer to hydrological unit councils, whose original purpose was to supervise the application of the law.
On November 7th and 8th industrial entrepreneurs will be meeting in San Salvador to discuss issues related to best practices in the use of water resources.
The Water Industry event El Salvador 2017 will be held in San Salvador and will address issues such as improvements in water quality, efficiency and sustainability in Salvadoran industry.
The bill presented by the opposition in the Assembly contemplates creating an institution that has full authority to manage water resources, from granting permits to defining rates for its use.
The bill introduced by representatives of ARENA, GANA, PCN and PDC proposes creating an autonomous "water authority", which would be attached to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and above the ANDA.
Among the elements that the business sector proposes incorporating into the discussion on the water bill is respect for acquired rights.
The Coordinating Committee for Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations, (CACIF) has asked Congress to be take them into account in the debate on the water law initiative, and raised a number of issues to be considered in the text-writing process.
For the next two years the Municipality of Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica, will not issue permits for the construction of housing estates due to the scarcity of water resources.
The decision taken by the municipality to suspend the issuance of new building permits for the next two years is a response to a problem which has nobody has been able to solve for more than two years.Nacion.com explains that in 2014"... a judgment by the Constitutional Court had given a deadline of one year for this council to solve the water shortage, but it's been more than two years and they have not yet resolved the crisis."
Creating a Vice Ministry of water resources is being considered in order to monitor use of this resource and impose sanctions on those carrying out unauthorized diversion of rivers.
The water bill also creates payment rates for the direct use of water intakes, fines, regulations, reforestation and watershed sustainability projects, among other things.
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.
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