📋 Tender Overview
The National Superintendence of Sanitation Services (Sunass) reported, during the II forum "Advances in sanitation regulation", that currently only the water company Emsa Puno initiated actions to care for and preserve water sources through the Mechanisms of Remuneration for Water Ecosystem Services (Merese-H), in order to promote the sustainability of the drinking water service in the region.
Javier Pineda Ancco, head of Sunass in Puno, mentioned that the actions implemented by Emsa Puno, related to water Merese will be monitored and supervised by the regulatory body and consider the construction of infiltration ditches, afforestation to improve vegetation cover, capacity building, establishment of a hydrological monitoring system, among others.
He highlighted that the companies Seda Juliaca and Nor Puno are also incorporating actions related to Merese-h in their tariff study projects for the next period; Meanwhile, Aguas del Altiplano and Emapa Yunguyo have also made progress in this regard.
"From Sunass we provide technical assistance so that the provider companies incorporate the design of Merese Aguas in their optimized master plans, in order to promote the care and preservation of water ecosystems, from which the water resource is obtained for the subsequent distribution of the drinking water service," said Pineda.
The forum, organized by the regulator with the support of the National University of Juliaca, was attended by various public and private institutions, including the water company Emsa Puno, Seda Juliaca, Local Administration of Water Juliaca, Regional Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Management of the Regional Government of Puno, San Román Health Network, Project Integrated Management of Water Resources in Watersheds of the Puno Region, Young Citizenship, National University of Juliaca, Andean University Néstor Cáceres Velásquez, municipalities of the region, among other entities.
What are Merese?
The water Merese are tools that are based on agreements between the service providers and the communities that are located in the headwaters of the basin and that allow the development of projects in order to guarantee the recovery, conservation and sustainable use of the ecosystems, from which the company is provided to provide drinking water service.
