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● projectActive · local · 1997
La Voragine - integrated ecological water and sanitation system (ASOVORAGINE)
Peri-urban community on the banks of the Pance River, near Cali, that since 1997 has autonomously operated an integrated, ecological drinking water and wastewater treatment system through ASOVORAGINE.
illustrative atlas image · Colin Rowley / UnsplashICInstituto CINARA, Universidad del ValleA(ASOVORAGINE (Asociación de Usuarios de Agua y Saneamiento de La Vorágine)MPMiguel PeñaMGMariela García Vargas
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01 The context
It manages the aqueduct (new system delivered in 2025), operates a treatment plant (PTAR) that treats the wastewater before discharging it into the Pance River, and carries out micro-watershed reforestation and environmental education. Evaluated as a historical case of the DESAFIO project by CINARA.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
2 published documents support this project. No independent evaluation is in the atlas yet. Know of any? Contribute it.
The evidence 2 ›
ContextLa Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de La Vorágine cumple con altos estándares y no contamina el río PanceAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · 2024
EvidenceEmpowerment, Resilience and Sustainability: Evaluation of an Integrated Water and Sanitation System in a Rural Community in Colombia (DESAFIO, en español)WATERLAT-GOBACIT Working Papers / Proyecto DESAFIO (FP7, Unión Europea) · 2015