Zapallar Reservoir Concession
Chile
- Country: Chile
- Industry: Water & Desalination
- Location: San Ignacio and El Carmen - Region of Ñuble
- Volume: 80 hm3
- Investment: 357 million
- Call Date: Q4 2023
- Bidding: Public
- Status: In study
Description:
The project consists in the construction of a reservoir located on the Diguillín River, with the capacity to flood 424 hectares. The new work consists of a frontal reservoir with a wall of rocky and/or permeable gravel with a concrete screen on its upstream slope (CFRD). With a wall height of 85 meters and a crown length of 430 meters, it is estimated that the reservoir will cover an irrigated area of 10,000 hectares, benefiting approximately one thousand properties.