World Bank2013-08-092013-08-092000-08-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14980The study reviews the challenges water resources management faces, and the opportunities for policy formulation towards sustainable development in Argentina, where regardless of prudent public finances management, water resources management remain disproportionately backward compared to regional, and international best practices. Hence, within a frame of reference on the country's population, institutions, and legal framework, the study examines the current, accelerated degradation of water quality, where arsenic and nitrate pollution are found in groundwater, a main source of drinking water supply in some rural areas, aggravated by the uncontrolled dumping of raw wastewater in urban areas. The uses, and management of drinking water, and sewage are analyzed, revealing eighty-one percent of urban populations are connected to drinking water networks, and only thirty-eight percent to sewer networks. Upon review of the irrigation sector, which accounts for seventy percent of all extractions of water consumption uses, the study shows very low levels of efficiency, compared to similar experiences in other countries. Integrated and modern water management is suggested, and recommendations include: preservation of groundwater resources; promotion of policies, and actions to control surface water pollution; increased coverage to reduce toxicity risks in drinking water; and, modernization of sanitation, and irrigation systems.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABANDONED WELLSACCESS TO DRINKING WATERACCESS TO SAFE WATERADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAQUIFER PROTECTIONAQUIFERSARID ZONESARSENICBENEFIT ANALYSISCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATOLOGICAL DATACOMMUNITYCONJUNCTIVE USECONSERVATIONCONSERVATION OF WATERCONSERVING WATERCONSERVING WATER RESOURCESCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMPTIVE USECOST EFFECTIVENESSCOST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSISCUBIC METERCUBIC METER OF WATERCUT OFFDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC VALUEEFFICIENT USE OF WATEREFFICIENT WATER USEENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL LAWENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXCHANGE RATEEXPLOITATIONEXTERNALITIESFARMERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFLUORINEGNPGROUND WATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER CONTAMINATIONGROUNDWATER SOURCESGROUPSHIGH LEVELSINCOMEINDUSTRIAL USEINDUSTRIAL WASTEIRRIGATION DISTRICTIRRIGATION MANAGEMENTIRRIGATION SYSTEMSIRRIGATION WATERLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL AUTHORITIESMANAGEMENT OF WATERMARGINAL COSTSMARKET COMPETITIONMETEOROLOGYNATURAL RESOURCESNITRATESOILOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOWNERSHIP OF WATERPERMITSPOLLUTERSPOLLUTIONPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESPRICE OF WATERPRINCIPAL RIVERSPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTSPROVINCIAL WATERPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC OWNERSHIPPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY OF WATERQUALITY STANDARDSQUANTITY OF WATERRAW WATERRECLAMATIONRECLAMATION PROGRAMREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRIGHT TO USE WATERRIVER BASINRIVERSSAFE WATER SUPPLYSANITATION COMPANIESSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSCIENCESSEWER NETWORKSSMALL CITIESSOIL MANAGEMENTSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE USEURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN WATERUTILITIESWASTE WATERWASTED WATERWATER AUTHORITIESWATER AUTHORITYWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LAWWATER LEGISLATIONWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MARKETWATER NETWORKSWATER POLICYWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY CONTROLWATER QUALITY REGULATIONSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SERVICESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER SYSTEMSWATER TABLESWATER TARIFFSWATER USAGEWATER USEWATER USERWATER USERSWATER WITHDRAWALWATERSWATERSHEDWATERSHEDSWATERWAYSWELLSWILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKLEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORKDRINKING WATER SUPPLIESSEWERAGEWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTION CONTROLFLOODSWATER TARIFFSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER POLLUTIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSWorld Bank10.1596/14980