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Waterless

Waterless
BRUCE
In the last five years, drinking water coverage in the country has hardly increased. Nationally, one out of every three Peruvians has no potable water connection, similar to 2001. In Lima, more than 600 thousand people are without potable water connection. Responsible: Carlos Bruce, candidate for parliament today.

First from the ministry of the presidency and then from the Ministry of Construction, Carlos Bruce has been responsible Sedapal policy since the beginning of this government. Up recently, the chairman of Sedapal was his own deputy sanitation, Jorge Villacorta, who has resigned to lead the campaign of Bruce.

More than one complaint has been issued in relation to the takeover of key positions in Sedapal by leaders of Peru Posible. The result: Sedapal offered in five-year plan to increase water coverage from 88% to 95%, but has failed to increase or 2% (Data: SUNASS). Half a million Lima residents who planned to drinking water, they were not, thanks to Carlos Bruce. The same plan indicated that Sedapal should reduce unaccounted for water - that is lost on the way or no bill - de 38% a 25%, pero no la han reducido en nada. En el 2003-2004, cuando debía invertir según su plan US$ 820 millones, no invirtió sino US$ 310 millones, mucho menos de la mitad. Así, una mala gestión, dedicada a hacer clientelismo barato con el dinero de los usuarios, ha mantenido a Sedapal sin recursos para invertir impidiendo la ampliación de cobertura. Peor aún, a última hora a los funcionarios designados por Bruce se les ocurre presentar una propuesta para subir las tarifas de agua a más del doble, supuestamente para que en el próximo gobierno se hagan las inversiones cuya mala gestión impidió en 5 años. Claro que la opinión pública los mandó a rodar.

A nivel nacional, Carlos Bruce management has made in the provinces Sanitation Public Enterprises continue downhill, with administrative costs that are double and triple that in other Latin American countries and 43% unaccounted for water. Public investment in sanitation has fallen more than $ 350 million annually, less than 50 million annually. As in Lima, water coverage has increased.

A lack of funding? Before Bruce will be in charge of the ministry of construction, negotiated a loan from the World Bank to provide water and sanitation to rural villages and 50 million dollars. Bruce was able to spend just 3 million.

In short, management politicized and lacking in initiative, which has no investment or concessions allowed, results in a public company discredited as millions of Peruvians are still out of water. This is the application that comes with Rafael Belaunde, the innovator who runs with the flags of the government that criticized a few months ago. What a beautiful family.

Realizing the right to water requires giving priority to the sector have strengthened public companies with good technical and business management to make fair deals to attract private investment in rural areas and a strong investment goes hand in hand with organizing and train communities in water management. And do not forget those who failed a fundamental responsibility to the poor, as Charles Bruce.