Otass highlights the recovery of EPS Moquegua at the World Water Congress

The positive rating of the refloated EPS Moquegua in the AquaRating, international evaluation system for sanitation providers, was highlighted by the executive director of the Technical Body of the Sanitation Services Administration (Otass), Héctor Barreda Domínguez, in Congress Water World, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

During his participation in the workshop “AquaRating: Innovation for Transformation”, within the framework of the forum organized by the International Water Association, the official highlighted that, in Peru, the EPS Moquegua presents a general score of 50.72 on the standards of quality established by the evaluation system, outstanding average in comparison with other national and foreign providers.

“The EPS Moquegua has managed to have its accounts in blue and is the first Peruvian provider company, of the 19 that came to be managed by Otass, through the Temporary Support Regime (RAT), which returns to the municipal administration after 7 years after overcoming the cause of financial insolvency. The management carried out by the organization has allowed the company to present continuous improvement and high quality standards for the benefit of more than 70,000 inhabitants of the province of Mariscal NietoBarreda stressed.

During the management of the Otass, EPS Moquegua received transfers of up to 12 million soles and the capacities of its operators, technicians and professionals were strengthened. (Photo: Otass)

AquaRating

The AquaRating is a system based on an international standard for the evaluation of water and sanitation service providers, devised in 2008 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and developed in partnership with the International Water Association to contribute to sustained progress of the companies. During the application of the AquaRating, opportunities for improvement in the EPS are identified and applied immediately.

Of the 8 areas evaluated in the Moqueguan company, the Corporate Governance and Service Quality areas obtained the high scores of 84.73 and 78.47, respectively. “The commitment of the technicians and officials of the provider, the technical assistance of the IDB and the follow-up by Otass were key factors for the success in qualifying EPS Moquegua in the AquaRating”, added the executive director of Otass.