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80 | El Salvador: Damage, Loss, and Needs Assesment used in the rehabilitation of the drinking water system for several municipalities. PAHO purchased tools and equipment that were delivered to ANDA for emergency repair work. It should be noted that, since the first week after the disaster, there was coordination among government institutions, system agencies and NGOs. In this regard, the implementation of the Water and Sanitation Cluster, coordinated by PAHO, has contributed to the convening and coordination of the intersectoral roundtable on water and sanitation for the assessment of damages and the monitoring of the emergency situation, and to progress in the process of recovering basic drinking water services, as well as in the formulation of projects that have been incorporated in the Flash Appeal, to be financed by the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). ANDA has estimated that it will lose US$510,000 by not billing for water services in the zones affected by the disaster, for a period of four months. IMAGE 30. LATRINES Source: National Administration of Water Supply and Sewerage (ANDA). c) Recommendations 1) Tropical Storm Ida and the low-pressure system had a US$19.7 million impact on El Salvador’s water and sanitation sector. The greatest impact has been on damages to water systems located in urban zones, which have made evident the preexisting fragility and deficiencies in water systems in the affected zones. 2) As part of efforts to prevent damages and losses in water and sanitation systems in the event of disasters, it is considered necessary to strengthen the training of administrators of rural water supply systems (municipalities, Water Committees) for the implementation, during the processes of planning and operating their systems, of management and control mechanisms that ensure the quantity, quality and continuity of water supply and the operation of sanitation systems. Reinforcing ANDA’s capacity to provide technical assistance in this area is considered essential for achieving this objective.
II. POPULATION AND AFFECTED AREAS | 81 3) 4) 5) 6) It is recommended that a nationwide Water and Sanitation Risk Management Plan be formulated and implemented. This plan should clearly identify the prevention efforts to be carried out to address the periodic occurrence of natural events, and all social and political stakeholders from various areas of national, departmental and municipal governments should be involved in the plan’s design and development. Developing and keeping contingency plans up-to-date with regard to natural threats should be a priority of the institutions that administer water and sanitation systems. To prevent and mitigate the risks of effects on water and sanitation systems, it is necessary to implement engineering measures as well as measures to raise awareness about the value of water resources. Thus, it is important to strengthen the participation of national and local authorities responsible for protecting water resources, and the community. The coordinated efforts of public organizations, international coordination and NGOs have been important in dealing with the emergency, especially in providing the means to make up for the interruption in water and sanitation services. B.3.2 Electricity Sector The transmission and part of the generation of electricity in El Salvador are in the hands of state enterprises (ETESAL and CEL), while distribution is the responsibility of private enterprises that provide public services. In the zones affected by the disaster, DELSUR and AES operate the electricity distribution networks. As a result of precipitation, high-water levels in rivers, and landslides falling from higher zones, the system’s assets were partially destroyed and there were changes in the sector’s economic flows due to increased operating costs in distribution, reduced sales of electricity to users, and—something rather unusual in this type of disaster—savings in hydropower generation. IMAGE 31. TRANSMISSION TOWERS Source: CEL.
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