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74 | El Salvador: Damage, Loss, and Needs Assesment IMAGE 26. DAMAGES TO PIPES Source: Ministry of Public Works (MOP). Even those households that have drinking water service are forced to invest up to 5% of their productive time collecting water because of service interruptions due, among other things, to the decrease in water reserves during drought periods. Statistics show the relationship between the lack of access to water and the greater risk of illness and death. It has been found that the infant mortality rate in households without residential connections is approximately 40 deaths for each 1,000 births, and in households with connections the rate is reduced to 30 deaths per 1,000 births. The economic result of the impact on health has been estimated at US$89 million per year. b) Effects of the disaster The effects of Tropical Storm Ida and the low-pressure system on the water and sanitation sector total US$19.7 million, of which US$12.7 million correspond to damages and US$7 million to losses. Urban and rural water systems. The National Administration of Water Supply and Sewerage (Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados -ANDA) recorded damages in 34 of its drinking water supply systems (water main), which include 34 pumping stations and their respective water mains that serve 49 municipalities with a population served of 1,085,619 residents. In rural areas (whose water supply is administered by the Water Committees and Community Development Associations (Asociaciones de Desarrollo Comunal–ADESCOS), 58 drinking water systems have been reported to be damaged. In addition, the Social Investment Fund for Local Development (Fondo de Inversión Social para el Desarrollo Local -FISDL) reported damages in 584 wells located in rural areas. The damages reported are mainly caused by the flooding of pumping stations that caused the structural collapse of their walls and severe damage to their equipment. Conduction lines were damaged due to the landslide that brought with it the fracture of the line and losses of segments of large- and smalldiameter pipes, especially those located along the path of creeks.
II. POPULATION AND AFFECTED AREAS | 75 Service by the 34 damaged systems, administered by ANDA, was reestablished, while repairs to rural systems still continue. It was necessary to immediately repair several components of the systems. In a considerable percentage of the cases, the affected components have remained exposed to higher levels of vulnerability than those present before the emergency, requiring additional medium- and long-measures—ranging from structural reinforcement efforts to the relocation of system components—such as pumping stations, etc. ANDA’s technical personnel are preparing detailed assessments of damages and of risk prevention and mitigation measures. In some cases, various infrastructure works that have remained exposed to high levels of risk for future disasters need to be relocated. Sanitation system. In the urban zone, ANDA reported damages to six wastewater pipes. With regard to damages in the rural area, FISDL reported damages to at least 1,360 latrines, whose rehabilitation or replacement with improved latrines is urgent. Teams of workers are continuing to repair damages to the six pipes. Sanitation brigades were in charge of carrying out work to clear and repair manholes and wastewater connections. Solid waste. The provision of garbage collection, street sweeping, and solid waste collection, treatment and disposal services is the responsibility of municipalities, with the exception of hazardous waste. According to information from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), an estimated 3,200 tons of waste is generated each day in the county’s urban areas, with a 77% rate of collection coverage. 40 Currently, the solid waste generated in the urban areas of municipalities is disposed in sanitary landfills authorized by MARN, with a total of 15 landfills in operation, 5 of which receive 95% of the waste collected; the rest are manual or semi-mechanized landfills with capacities of fewer than 20 tons per day. 40 Technical Report on the low-pressure system in the Pacific and Tropical Storm Ida and their impact on the environment. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, San Salvador, 2009.
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