Supporting poor-inclusive water and sanitation sector reform : wastewater reuse for irrigation in Bolivia production, commercialization, and consumption of wastewater irrigated crops in the Altiplano region (English)

The informal use of untreated wastewater for agricultural irrigation, either through direct application or diluted in natural waterways, is standard practice in Bolivia. At least 5,000 hectares of land are irrigated with wastewater, 86 percent in the departments of La Paz and Cochabamba, with the majority in the vicinity of metropolitan areas. The practice of water reuse in Bolivia shows that in a scenario of water scarcity for irrigation, wastewater...

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Author

Cisneros Merino,Rodrigo Hernan;

Sanz Uriarte,Zael;

Teran,Jose Antonio;
Document Date
2015/03/24
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
95298
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bolivia,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2015/03/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Supporting poor-inclusive water and sanitation sector reform : wastewater reuse for irrigation in Bolivia production, commercialization, and consumption of wastewater irrigated crops in the Altiplano region
Keywords
Wastewater

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Cisneros Merino,Rodrigo Hernan; Sanz Uriarte,Zael; Teran,Jose Antonio.

Supporting poor-inclusive water and sanitation sector reform : wastewater reuse for irrigation in Bolivia production, commercialization, and consumption of wastewater irrigated crops in the Altiplano region (English). Water and sanitation program field note Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379221468017947159

Supporting poor-inclusive water and sanitation sector reform : wastewater reuse for irrigation in Bolivia production, commercialization, and consumption of wastewater irrigated crops in the Altiplano region (English)

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