Valle de Pan de Azúcar Aquifer (Spanish: acuífero del Valle de Pan de Azúcar) is an aquifer located in an agricultural zone in the semi-arid Coquimbo Region of northern Chile.[1] Since 2003 the water authority Dirección General de Aguas has restricted the inscription of new wells tapping the aquifer.[1] Given its proximity to the Pacific Ocean part of the aquifer has been subject to saline intrusion.[1] A series of artificial groundwater recharge wells have been constructed in the 2020s as part of a joint project between the Netherlands and the Government of Coquimbo Region.[2]
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edit- ^ a b c Con Potencia Consultores Spa (2020-12-01). Caracterización hidrogeológica del acuífero Valle Pan de Azúcar, Región de Coquimbo (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Vol. S.I.T. N° 462. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Proyecto de recarga de acuíferos ya tiene su primer pozo instalado en Pan de Azúcar y beneficiará a 25 mil habitantes". Mi Radio (in Spanish). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
30°1′56.29″S 71°15′3.51″W / 30.0323028°S 71.2509750°W
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