Propuesta de lineamientos generales para concesiones de agua de mar en Colombia

El agua se constituye en un recurso indispensable para la supervivencia de laS especies, sin embargo la escasez de agua entendida como la disminución de oferta por cantidad y calidad apta para el uso en diferentes actividades, es uno de los más graves problemas que se avecina en este siglo.Water is an indispensable resource for the survival of the species, however, water insufficiency defined as the decrease in supply of quantity and quality suitable for use in different activities, is one of the most serious problems ahead in this century. The use of seawater in some countries is the alternate source of supply, due to the depletion of water resources either by geographic situations or by the deterioration of the quality of inland waters. Colombia, being a country of high continental water wealth, the use of sea water is not very common. So far known, Colombia uses this resource in the country supply projects for human consumption in thermoelectric for cooling systems. The projects that have had viability for the use of sea water, have not been granted under a defined methodology, so this assignment develops guidelines for the granting of concessions for sea water, defining criteria to be used by environmental authorities responsible for authorizing the use of the resource