Inter-American Development Bank Says Modernization Needed in IDAAN's Water Service

[Moderator_02]

http://www.prensa.com/in_english/Cambios-Idaan-pueden-esperar-BID_21_4763733582.html

[Bonnie]

Hear! Hear! I hope they're looking at electrical service, too.

[JimAndNena]

This concern about water and sanitation has been continuing for many decades. There has been some progress but as history shows it is mostly all about Panama City.  Perhaps Varela's lack of accomplishments so far in his administration prompted the article above.  It has the earmarks of someone trying to gain political traction.

A good summary article states in part:

According to Ordóňez, plans to build a water sanitation system for Panama City stretch all the way back to 1959, when the Panamanian government commissioned the first of a what turned out be a series of studies stretching across ensuing decades.

http://www.govtech.com/fs/news/Panama-Citys-Sustainable-and-Resilient-Infrastructure-Development.html

If one wishes to see truly bad water and sewage problems, Colón would be a good place to look.  Those folks have the misfortune to be on the wrong end of the canal and the wrong side of the isthmus.

jim

[JohnF13]

While the water system is in dire need of overhaul, beware of a bank saying it.  "Collection deficiencies?"  Just means much higher costs to the consumer.