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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One million cubic meters water tank located in Katira District in Guatuso Canton, Alajuela. / Photo via AyA
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Published
on Wednesday, December 4,
2024
By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
In
the cantos of Upala, Guatuso and Los
Chiles in Alajuela Province, new
storage tanks and
improvements
in the pipelines allow access to tap
drinking water to about 20,000 people,
announced the Water Institute (AyA). The
first massive 500 cubic meters tank,
located in Colonia District
in Upala Canton, will supply water to
around 5,000 people in the towns of
Colonia, San Jorge, Yolillal, and Caño
Negro. The
second giant one million cubic meters
tank located in Katira District
in Guatuso Canton will supply water to
around 12,000 people in the towns of
Katira and Buena Vista. Residents
in the San Jorge District
of Los Chiles now have access to
drinking water thanks to improvements
to the pipes water system, which
included the installation of 28
kilometers of new pipelines from San
Rafael of Guatuso to San Jorge. The
project also provides drinking water
in 11 surrounding villages, including
La Zamba and El Corozo, and will supply
tap water to 3,000 people. According
to the institute, the overall cost of
these projects was more than $2
million, funded by the Rural
Development Institute's budget.
The
water improvement project will ensure
drinking water for the next 20 years,
authorities said.
Costa
Rica achieves 97.8% water coverage for
human use and consumption in a country
with a population of 5 million, noted the
Water Institute in its statement.
The
authorities recommend consumers call the
ten-digit line 800-737-6783 if they
suspect their tap water is tainted.
Upala,
Guatuso and Los Chiles are some of the new
projects that AyA has developed in rural
regions to enhance access to drinking
water. Recently,
two new drinking water storage tanks
were built in the cantos of La Fortuna
and San Ramón in Alajuela Province.
The
Water and Sanitation Institute (AyA),
known as Water Institute, is state-owned,
and reports to the Minister of Health and
is responsible for directly managing 180
water systems, which serve 46% of the
population, primarily in metropolitan
areas.
The
Rural Development Institute (Inder) is a
state-owned organization in charge of
infrastructure development in rural areas
around the country. ---------------
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