Moving towards the Implementation of Water Safety Plans for Quality Assurance of Sustainable Drinking Water Services in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

During the celebration of the 9th Annual meeting of the Association of Regulatory Entities of the Americas, ADERASA, was signed the Declaration of Lima. This document, promoted by the Latin America and the Caribbean Water Safety Plans Network, expressed the intention of regulators to develop Water Safety Plans as the most effective way to systematically ensure the safety of drinking water, according to the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality and The Bonn Charter of the World Health Organization. Also, the Declaration of Lima emphasizes the concern of regulators for the sustainable management of watersheds, contributing to the process of adaptation to climate change, considered one of the greatest threats to water supply.
The LAC/WSP Network highlights the role of the Peruvian National Superintendence of Sanitation Services, SUNASS and its President, Jose Salazar, in the adoption of the Declaration by ADERASA.

Declaration of Lima