Argentina

The Argentina Republic is the second largest country in Latin America with a territorial extension, in South America, of 2,791,810 km2 (1,077,923.86 square miles) also including territories in Antarctica and the Atlantic Ocean. The Country is located in the southern part of South America and shares borders with Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil.

The country is divided into 24 jurisdictions. There are 23 provinces and the federal district that holds the national capital, Buenos Aires.

Source: World Bank Data Argentina

Water and Wastewater Sector Structure

The water and Sanitation Sector in Argentina is marked by local water and sanitation service providers. The provinces have the legal authority to set the regulatory framework for water and sanitation service provision in their area. That gives the plurality and diversity of regulatory environments and organizations provisioning services. 

According to estimations by the federal government, there are around 1400 water and sanitation service providers in the country. Their legal nature varies and can be  public companies, private companies with state participation, local state department, and local service cooperatives

An example of that regulatory system can be found in the administration of the Capital Buenos Aires. There, water and sanitation services are provided by a company called Argentian Water and Sanitation Services (AySA) which is regulated by a provincial regulatory agency (The Water and Sanitation Regulatory Entity - ERAS) with its own legal instrument.