tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554835395698899390.post-76417105626630545502008-03-03T17:50:00.000-08:002008-03-03T17:57:24.928-08:00Access to clean water has been a contentious issue for several decades in El Salvador, but despite studies and recommendations by the United Nations and loans from international financial institutions, the government has refused to make access to water a national priority. Today, around 68% of the rural population in El Salvador does not have access to a reliable water supply, while 95% of all industrial and household waste-water enters the rivers without any kind of treatment.<br /><br />read more at: <a href="http://ciponline.org/central_america/El%20Salvador%20Campaign/background.htm">The Center for International Policy's Central America Program website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5554835395698899390-7641710562663054550?l=asaprosar.blogspot.com'/></div>ADFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07615146700839452813noreply@blogger.com0