Inequity Affects Water Access in El Salvador
Water access in El Salvador denote the line of poverty, social equity, gender, and possibilities for personal development, the Consumer Protection Center stated Thursday.

Poverty is the main cause of exclusion for safe, adequate access to water, aggravated by the lack of suitable national policies, the organization said in a report.

The text corroborated deforestation, soil degradation, and contaminated waters, both superficial and underground, hamper the capacity to collect and make the best use of the vital liquid, while affecting quality of the service in the territory.

According to the UN Development Program, domestic, industrial,

agro-industrial, and agricultural wastes continue to be the main sources of water contamination the El Salvador.

Only 82 of the country´s 262 municipalities have sewer services, and only two or three percent of sewage in urban zones are treated before launched to rivers or streams.