The FONAG water fund for Quito
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2006-11-06
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Quito, the capital of Ecuador, obtains their drinking water from watersheds located inside and adjacent to the Condor Bioreserve. While the city consumes 7m^3 water/second, they only manage to recover 54% of the costs from water bills. In order to ensure sufficient supplies of water for future growth, the municipality and the utility are looking for ways to protect the source areas.
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Water purification, Water policy, Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Water management, Payments for environmental services, Surface water, Tropical zones, Forest ecosystems, Hydropower, Water quality, Watershed management, Water use, Condor bioreserve, Fonag water fund, Watershed