Court Halts El Coco-Ocotal Aqueduct
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) has halted
construction of the controversial El Coco-Ocotal aqueduct, which
seeks to carry water to these coastal communities from Sardinal de
Carrillo, in Guanacaste.
Court magistrates accepted a writ of protection filed by the
Confraternidad Guanacasteca group, ordering that the works be
discontinued until certain aspects of the project are corrected.
The court’s decision indicates that the project “violates the right
to a healthy environment, because no technical certainty exists with
respect to the water exploitation capacity of the Sardinal aquifer
or the availability of water to satisfy the needs of this community,
which have precedence.”
The Comptroller General’s Office had previously found deficiencies
with the project, which the Costa Rican Water and Sewer Institute (AyA)
said are being corrected.
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