Urban Water Management for the City of Cali Diagnosis Report - PDF document

Sustainable Water Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health SWITCH Project Study Case: Cali, Colombia Urban Water Management for the City of Cali Diagnosis Report Colombia Cali Suramérica Valle del Cauca Cali, January, 2008

This document has been done by CINARA - Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Abastecimiento de Agua, Saneamiento Ambiental y Conservación del Recurso Hídrico of Universidad del Valle in the framework of the “Sustainable Water Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health” SWITCH project. This report has been done with the support of UNESCO-IHE and the institutions involved with the management of water resources, sanitation and environmental authorities at national, regional and local level. The following people took part in the development of this report Alberto Galvis, MSc Sanitary Engineer, SWITCH Project coordinator in Universidad del Valle. Diana Paola Bernal, Sanitary Engineer, Cinara Institute Paola A. Mosquera, Sanitary Engineer, Cinara Institute Diana A. Cardona, Sanitary Engineer, Cinara Institute Angela L. Pinzón, MSc Civil Engineer, UNESCO - IHE Gloria A. Raffo, Student of Biology Universidad del Valle A special recognition is realized to the Mrs. Gloria Almario, Sanitary Engineer from EMCALI, company responsible for the delivery of water supply, sewerage and energy services Cali city, because of her valuable support in the development of this document.

Table of Contents SWITCH Project TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCCTION CHAPTER 2 MUNICIPALITY OF CALI CHAPTER 3 WATER RESOURCES CHAPTER 4 DRINKING WATER SUPPLY CHAPTER 5 THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CALI CHAPTER 6 CONTROL OF WASTEWATER POLLUTION IN THE CITY OF CALI CHAPTER 7 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 8 FUTURE URBAN EXPANSION AREAS IN CALI CHAPTER 9 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK Urban Water Management for the City of Cali - Diagnosis Report i