Full consulting · Exemption · Storm drainage
Los Olivos Residential — Esparza
A residential project faced a requirement that killed its feasibility: building a sanitary sewer and treatment plant. It also need…
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Some projects die over a disproportionate requirement: an unnecessary treatment plant, a rejection without technical grounds, a file asleep for months. For those cases there is a technical-legal route combining engineering with administrative law.
How we do it
- File and grounds analysis
- Technical-legal strategy
- Filing
- Follow-up to resolution
Proven experience
Sewer exemption approved for Los Olivos (2025), saving the client a treatment plant. Four constitutional remedies filed (Big Door Prize, El Salto, Los Altares, Palma Pacífica) with successful outcomes.
Applicable Costa Rican regulations
- Procedimiento de exoneración de alcantarillado sanitario (UEN Ambiental, AyA)
- Reglamento de Vertido y Reúso de Aguas Residuales (permisos MINAE)
- Ley de la Jurisdicción Constitucional (recursos de amparo)
- Ley General de la Administración Pública (recursos y plazos)
Frequently asked questions
Won't an appeal hurt my relationship with AyA?
Not when well grounded: it is a legitimate mechanism that enforces deadlines. Our later projects with AyA were received normally.
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