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- Inaction of sanitation company officials resulted in a return of S/ 6 million to the Ministry of HousingArequipa. - The Comptroller General of the Republic - CGR identified that officials of the Drinking Water and Sewage Service of Arequipa (Sedapar S.A.) failed to comply with obligations established in the agreement signed with the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS), which generated the return of S/ 6,147,211 destined for the free distribution of water through tanker trucks for the vulnerable population.
The Subsequent Official Action Report No. 013-2026-2-0263-AOP states that on January 29, 2025, the MVCS and Sedapar, within the framework of the National Urban Sanitation Program (PNSU), signed the agreement to finance the free distribution of drinking water by tanker trucks to the vulnerable population in the urban area of the district, province and region of Arequipa.
Subsequently, an addendum to the aforementioned agreement was signed because the fourth and sixth clauses only referred to the district of Arequipa, so its scope was modified to allow the free distribution of drinking water in different districts within the province of Arequipa.
The report warns that Sedapars Operations management did not comply with the commitments referred to carrying out necessary actions for the monitoring and fulfillment of the object of the agreement, as well as the presentation of the work plan and the required technical-financial information, despite the repeated requirements of the PNSU, evidencing a functional omission in compliance with the commitments assumed in the agreement.
On December 18, 2025, the General Management of the sanitation company informed the PNSU of the decision to proceed with the return of the transfer received. Subsequently, on January 23, 2026, the investment evaluation professional reported the total return of S/ 6,147,211, specifying that fiscal year 2025 concluded without the physical execution of the financed activities.
Although officials from the Operations Management, head of the Logistics Department, as well as the service assistant and the contracting and purchasing specialist of Sedapar were aware that the transferred resources could only be used during fiscal year 2025, they did not take the necessary actions to carry out the distribution of free water and opted to return the resources to the MVCS.
The report prepared by the Institutional Control Body (OCI) of Sedapar was communicated to the president of the companys board of directors for the adoption of actions within the scope of its powers, in order to address or overcome the fact with indication of irregularity and, if applicable, provide for the demarcation of corresponding responsibilities. The complete document is available on the institutional portal of the Comptrollers Office: (www.gob.pe/contraloria).
Arequipa, May 6, 2026
Communications Management
PRESS RELEASE Ndeg 453-2026-CG/GCOM
