Valle de Pan de Azúcar Aquifer ( es, acuífero del Valle de Pan de Azúcar) is an aquifer located in an agricultural zone in the semi-arid

Coquimbo Region The Coquimbo Region ( es, Región de Coquimbo, ) is one of Chile's 16 regions (first order administrative divisions). It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

of northern Chile. Since 2003 the water authority Dirección General de Aguas has restricted the inscription of new wells tapping the aquifer. Given its proximity to the Pacific Ocean part of the aquifer has been subject to saline intrusion. A series of artificial

groundwater recharge Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process, where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. Recharge is the primary method through which water enters an aquifer. This process usually occurs in ...

wells have been constructed in the 2020s as part of a joint project between the

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and the Government of Coquimbo Region.

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Aquifers in Chile Geology of Coquimbo Region Atacama Desert Springs of Chile Water supply and sanitation in Chile {{Coquimbo-geo-stub

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