EL SALVADOR

PREPARATION OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND GEO-REFERENCED CATASTROPHE OF DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS IN EL SALVADOR

Working field

Hydraulics and water treatment

Client

ANDA

Ending Year

2015

Budget

1,023,376,28 USD

The project consisted of the inventory of water infrastructure, assessment and diagnosis of the drinking water and rural sanitation system not managed by ANDA at the national level.

The following actions were taken:

1 .Analysis of existing information

2. Search for contacts related to SAPS drinking water systems

3. Survey of information throughout the country, including:

  • Geo-reference of each water system visited: tanks, fountains, discharge points
  • Measurement of water quality, residual chlorine content
  • Tank filling test
  • Determination of flow at source

3. Quality control

4. Introduction of the information collected into a geo-referenced database.

5. Data obtained:

  • 2325 SAPS not administered by ANDA
  • 1333 systems supplied exclusively by pumping
  • 828 systems powered exclusively by gravity
  • 463004 dwellings supplied
  • 444,389 home calls
  • Determination of flow rate of 2,242 storage tanks
  • Determination of depth at 945 wells

6. Updating of the national hydrogeological map

Type of services provided:

Selection and training of field staff:

  • Theoretical training in social aspects
  • Technical-theoretical and practical training
  • Staff assessment and selection

Social promotion

  • Search for institutional contacts
  • Coordination with Ministries, NGOs, Municipalities, Churches, Health Units and others.

Quality control

  • Supervision of field work and data entry

Drafting:

  • Field manuals, typing
  • Diagnostic Document: results, type of systems, sources, coverage, management, indicators, categories, with their respective analysis
  • Geo-referenced maps with the help of GIS

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