Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos
Palacio de Aguas Corrientes, Aysa main building | |
Native name | Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos S.A. |
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| Company type | S.A. |
| Industry | Sanitation |
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| Founded | March 2006 |
| Founder | Néstor Kirchner |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Buenos Aires autonomous city Greater Buenos Aires |
Key people | Oscar Ferrari (President) |
| Products | Drinking water, sewer service |
| Owner | Government of Argentina |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2022) |
| Parent | Ministry of Interior |
| Website | aysa.com.ar |
Argentine Water and Sanitation (Spanish: Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos, mostly known for its acronym AySA) is a state-owned company of Argentina dedicated to supplying the public with running water and sewer services. Created in 2006 after the Government of Argentina rescinded the contract with "Aguas Argentinas", a corporate group that had granted concession during the Carlos Menem's administration in the 1990s. This way, 90% of the company remained under the control of the Ministry of the Interior, Public Works and Housing, later falling into the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Works when it was reformed back into its own ministerial portfolio.
AySA's operation area includes the Buenos Aires autonomous city and 25 partidos of Greater Buenos Aires. As of May 2022, the company had 8,000 employees.