in Colombia (49 percent) or in Peru (44 percent). There have been complaints of poor water quality in marginal communities. Residents of Guasmo Sur complained of turbid, foul smelling water that is not fit for consumption and residents of Suburbio Oeste have struggled through both a hepatitis outbreak and periodic issues of decreased chlorine content/increased fecal content in the samples from their sector in 2004. Comparison with public water management in Quito A 2006 study conducted for the Inter-American Development Bank came to the conclusion that compared to Quito, which is served by a publicly managed water utility, water quality was worse in Guayaquil, the poor had less access to piped water and water tariffs were higher. In terms of trends, the study concluded that between 1995 and 2005 "poor homes decreased their likelihood of having access to water in Guayaquil relative to Quito". External links Interagua (Concessionaire) ECAPAG - Organismo de Control y Regulación de la Concesión (Regulator) References Guayaquil Economy of Ecuador Government of Ecuador Water supply and sanitation in Ecuador Privatization in Ecuador