Servicios de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento - La Tribuna del Agua

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SERVICES
rative action. As a guarantee, there must also be in-
frastructures in addition to resources. This in turn
requires meshed systems, redundant adductions,
diversification of fuel supplies, etc. The guaran-
tees of quantity, quality and adequate conditions
for continuity and good service are the essence
of urban water services and can only be achieved
through efficient and all-encompassing practices.
Benchmarking is a powerful tool to motivate
efficiency, though caution must be used when un-
dertaking comparisons to ensure consistency and
explain the different circumstances and contexts
that can coincide within each case and system.
The technology that makes it possible to find
solutions to a great many challenges and pro-
blems examined in this document must also su-
pport preserving the environment and facing cli-
mate change.
R+D have become the hope for the future. Re-
search can no longer be just an option; it must
be an unavoidable task for public authorities and
private corporations, with great steps being taken
towards increasing budgets destined these ends and
in the pursuit of applicable and effective results.
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