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The privatization of water and sanitation services in Argentina between 1991 and 1999 under the government of Carlos Menem was part of one of the world's largest privatization programs. Water and sanitation concessions with the private sector were signed in 28% of the country's municipalities, covering 60% of the population.
According to a study by the Auditor General of Argentina, only 12% of the water was treated by Aguas Argentinas, with the rest poured to the river in Berazategui district. [12] After having found fraudulent invoices for non-existent works carried out and false addresses given, [ 13 ] the contract was revoked by the Néstor Kirchner ...
Bills of Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos In 2000, the Argentinean water and sanitation tariff levels were high, given the low quality of services. According to the Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO), the mean tariff for water and sanitation was US$0.79 per m3. [ 2 ]
The Palace of Running Waters (Spanish: Palacio de Aguas Corrientes) is an architecturally significant water pumping station in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the former headquarters of state-owned company Obras Sanitarias de la Nación. It is currently administered by Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA).
During those times was used as a means of government propaganda, publishing news with sensationalist and confrontational language that was considered inappropriate for El Mercurio. Famous is the cover of La Segunda newspaper of July 24, 1975, which stated that members of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) were killing each outside Chile ...
The Torre Tanque (English: Tank Tower) is a water tower in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, that supplies potable water to Mar del Plata downtown. The tower was built between 1939 and 1943 to replace an old concrete water tower in place since 1911. The building is designed in Tudor Revival style.
Mar Chiquita (in Spanish literally "Little Sea") or Mar de Ansenuza is an endorheic salt lake located in the northeast of the province of Córdoba, in central Argentina. The northeast corner of the lake also extends into southeastern Santiago del Estero Province. It is the largest of the naturally occurring saline lakes in Argentina.
The Agua del Toro Dam is an arch dam on the Diamante River about 63 kilometres (39 mi) west of San Rafael in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) power station located downstream. Construction on the dam began in 1966, and it was completed in 1973.