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'''El Azúcar''' is an inland comuna of Santa Elena parish, best known for the '''El Azúcar reservoir''', a key link in the peninsula's water supply. | '''El Azúcar''' is an inland comuna of Santa Elena parish, best known for the '''El Azúcar reservoir''', a key link in the peninsula's water supply. | ||
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== How the water gets here == | == How the water gets here == | ||
Water from the Daule river flows through the Chongón reservoir to the Sube y Baja and El Azúcar reservoirs, which together hold about 70 million m³. From there it goes on to the Atahualpa treatment plant and into the taps of Salinas, La Libertad and Santa Elena. The system has worked since 1999. See [[Water Supply on the Peninsula]]. | Water from the Daule river flows through the Chongón reservoir to the Sube y Baja and El Azúcar reservoirs, which together hold about 70 million m³. From there it goes on to the Atahualpa treatment plant and into the taps of Salinas, La Libertad and Santa Elena. The system has worked since 1999. See [[Water Supply on the Peninsula]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Water Supply on the Peninsula]] | * [[Water Supply on the Peninsula]] | ||
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''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 96–104); PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 138–139).'' | ''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 96–104); PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 138–139).'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:42, 2 November 2026
💧 El Azúcar
The reservoir that fills your tap: where the peninsula's drinking water is stored before treatment.
El Azúcar is an inland comuna of Santa Elena parish, best known for the El Azúcar reservoir, a key link in the peninsula's water supply.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Santa Elena (urban parish), Santa Elena canton |
| Reservoir | With Sube y Baja, about 70 million m³ of storage |
| Water | About 70% of the comuna on Aguapen's piped network (2023) |
How the water gets here
Water from the Daule river flows through the Chongón reservoir to the Sube y Baja and El Azúcar reservoirs, which together hold about 70 million m³. From there it goes on to the Atahualpa treatment plant and into the taps of Salinas, La Libertad and Santa Elena. The system has worked since 1999. See Water Supply on the Peninsula.
See also
Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 96–104); PDOT Salinas 2023–2027 (pp. 138–139).
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