💧Chile pioneers artificial recharge of the Mapocho Alto aquifer: water for times of scarcity 🌱🚰

A groundbreaking project by Aguas Andinas combines technology and nature to tackle water scarcity

In one of the regions hardest hit by drought, Chile takes a historic step toward water security. Aguas Andinas has launched an innovative artificial recharge project for the Mapocho Alto aquifer, aiming to store water underground during wet years for use in dry periods. 🌧️💧🌞

This water management strategy, already successful in other countries, is a smart solution to climate change, combining modern infrastructure with natural infiltration processes. 🌿🧠

🔍 How does it work?

📍 During times of high rainfall or snowmelt, surface water is diverted to recharge areas.

🌱 The water infiltrates the ground safely, replenishing the Mapocho Alto aquifer.

📡 Real-time monitoring systems track storage levels and water quality.

🚰 In dry seasons, the stored water is extracted to supply households in Santiago’s Metropolitan Region.

This method ensures potable water access in crisis scenarios, while protecting underground ecosystems and preventing overextraction. 🌎🐾

Chile, one of the world’s most desertification-prone countries, is now a regional leader in water resilience, proving that innovation can flow like water—with purpose and intelligence. 💙💡

✨ Water doesn’t just fall from the sky—it can return to the Earth to protect our future.Mapocho Alto reminds us that to foresee is to safeguard.

📚 Source: Aguas Andinas / Chile’s Ministry of Public Works / Sustainability Reportshttps://www.aguasandinas.cl