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The water and sanitation sector in Peru has made important advances in the last two decades, including the increase of water coverage from 30% to 85% between 1980 and 2010. . Sanitation coverage has also increased from 9% to 37% from 1985 to 2010 in rural areas.
Share of the population without access to an improved water source, 2020. Global access to clean water is a significant global challenge that affects the health, well-being, and development of people worldwide. While progress has been made in recent years, millions of people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water sources.
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The Lima Drinking Water and Sewer Service (Spanish: Servicio de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Lima), [1] also known by its acronym SEDAPAL, is a Peruvian state-owned enterprise created in 1962. It manages the drinking water supply of the metropolitan area of Lima and Callao . [ 2 ]
Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An MCL is the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, age, health-related issues, and environmental conditions. [1] [2] For those who work in a hot climate, up to 16 litres (4.2 US gal) a day may be required. [1] About 1 to 2 billion people lack safe drinking water. [3]
While Peru accounts for about four per cent of the world's annual renewable water resources, over 98% of its water is available east of the Andes, in the Amazon region. The coastal area of Peru, with most of economic activities and more than half of the population, receives only 1.8% of the national freshwater renewable water resources.
A deadly swell struck Peru’s northern coastline triggering tsunami-like waves that ravaged local communities and forced 75 percent of the nation’s ports to close, potentially devastating local ...