Commission recommended to review draft Water Law

The Commission on Food Sovereignty of the Assembly seeks to simplify the terms and structure the contents of the draft Water Law. To do so, it recommended a comprehensive revision of the text.

Mauricio Proaño of the Alianza PAÍS movement (AP for its Spanish acronym ) and Vice President of the Commission, confirmed that in the 95% of the topics there is consensus and a 5% of dissent. The latter are related to the single water authority, the redistribution of vital liquid, functions of water boards and irrigation.

The ninth conclusion of the document indicates that the pre-legislative consultation revealed that there are some topics that thedraft should develop and define, as the regulation of desalination of sea water; the control and remediation of water pollution, and the organization and functioning of community water systems for consumption and irrigation.