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Sedapal Announced, this October 6th, there will be a Massive water cut At 22 Districts From Lima. The Minister of HousingHania Pérez de Cuellar explained that this happened because of the pipeline connection work, for the benefit of 4 million citizens in the south of the capital.

In some areas water will come back after 48 hours. This has caused concern among people as to how Water supply In Lima.

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According to the Global Water Partnership (GWP), Latin American countries have the highest number on the list drinking water, Peru ranked eighth; However, with these abundant sources of water, it is not within the reach of all.

In Lima, much of it is wasted due to inefficient use and illegal installations.

Ministry of Housing, Construction and Health and Water and Sewerage Service (Sedapal), organizations responsible for providing this service.

Production and distribution of drinking water in Lima

Sedapal collects water from Rimak River For treatment by a dam, with the intention of producing and distributing drinking water. This resource is distributed throughout the city through trunks and networks serving domestic, industrial, commercial and public consumption.

The steps taken by the company to provide drinking water service are:

1. Embankment of Rimak River: He Aqua what Sedapal Once the river has been captured, it is diverted to treatment facilities, stopped by reeds, logs or other types of material that help stop the flow.
2. Polymer size: Quality of event Aqua is cloudy (due to huaicos), polymers are added to group the particles in suspension.
3. Descendants: However Aqua Apparently, it is always fine sand. In this case, these impurities are retained and chlorine is used in the outlet of sand traps for pre-chlorination.
4. Prior discoloration: He Aqua Regulation will enter reservoirs and chlorine will be added as a disinfectant, thus bacterial load Rimak River 99.9% is reduced, thus drastically reducing microbial contamination.
5. Regulation of reservoirs: Then, the Aqua Arrangement of tanks to store productivity of plants for 15 hours (without holding). Aqua from the river). These units have an area of ​​270,000 m2 and a total storage capacity of 1700.00 m3.
6. Dose of anticoagulants in the plant: At this point, the Aqua It will receive a continuous dose of coagulant, causing the fine particles in the suspension to coalesce and form clumps, creating turbidity.
7. rubbing: He Aqua Enter the decanters to stop heavy and large groups by contact and clarify Aqua Effectively.
8. Filtering: The finest particles passed through the previous processes are retained, and with filtration, the clarification process is completed.
9. Water recycling plant: one time he Aqua Going to this plant, the lost fluid is recovered by washing the filters. Through this, losses are reduced to less than 1% and an average of 250 liters per second is recovered.
10. Chlorination: At this stage, chlorine is used to remove the remaining bacterial contamination Aqua It flows into storage tanks or into pipes leading to the entire city.
11. Storage reservoirs: will be kept Aqua Regulates their use and production in storage plants.

Why does Lima’s water sanitation depend on Cedapal?

Services of drinking water and hygiene Lima They were issued by the High Council of Drinking Water of Lima and later by the Drinking Water Board of Lima. In 1962, the Lima Health Agency (COSAL) was born, which was restructured in 1981. Lima Water and Sewer Service (Sedapal), says Lydia Oblitas in her book, “Drinking Water and Sanitation Services in Peru: Potential Benefits and Determinants of Success.”

In the Peruvian provinces, health services were under the responsibility of the Directorate of Rural Basic Health (DISABAR). Ministry of Health Until the late 1980s, however, it was established that district municipalities were responsible for improving sanitation services.

On June 12, 1981, Legislative Decree no. By 150, the National Service for Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage (SENABA) was created, a parent company with 15 subsidiaries and about 10 operational units operating across the country. There was one of them Sedapal.

In 1990, the sector was reformed Hygiene And, in April, Chenaba’s subsidiaries and operational units were ordered to be transferred to provincial and district governments, except SedapalA going concern Lima And Callao until today.

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22 districts will be affected by water cut on October 6

• Valley
• Cirquillo
• La Molina
• ate
• success
• Miraflores
• San Isidro
• Saint Louis
• Augustinian
• Rimac
• San Martin de Porres
• Cinecula
• Santa Anita
• Villa El Salvador
• Independence
• San Juan de Luricancho
• Borja’s dream
• Santiago de Surco
• San Juan de Miraflores
• Villa Maria del Trinfo
• Lurin
• Gorillas