Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission

Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission
Comisión de Regulación de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Básico
Agency overview
Formed 11 July 1994 (1994-07-11)
Headquarters Cra 7 № 71-52,
Tower B, 4th Floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Agency executive
  • Silvia Juliana Yepes Serrano, Executive Director
Parent agency Ministry of Housing, City and Territory
Website www.cra.gov.co

The Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission (CRA) is a regulatory agency of the Government of Colombia in charge of regulating the water supply and sanitation in Colombia, including the potable and public water distribution, sewage and waste management services. Its mission is to create and preserve the necessary conditions to provide sanitary services by regulating the organizations and agencies that provide this services, may them be public or private; its duties include establishing criteria for granting subsidies to low-income users and using various methods to calculate fix rates. It was created in 1994 and it is currently ascribed to the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Comisión de Regulación de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Básico". Business News Americas. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Estructura organizacional" (in Spanish). Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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