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The most important rivers in Chile are the Loa River in the Northern Atacama Desert, the country's longest river with a length of 420 km that has suffered pollution from copper mining; the Baker River in Patagonia, the country's largest river in terms of discharge that is the site of Chile's largest planned hydropower plant with a capacity of ...
Air pollution from industry and transportation and water pollution are especially acute in urban centers. In 1996, Chile's industrial carbon dioxide emissions totaled 48.7 million metric tons. Untreated sewage poses the major threat to the nation's water quality. As of 2001, Chile had 928 cu km of renewable water
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.
Non-revenue water ("water losses") in Chilean water companies was on average 34% in 2006, an unusually high level for a sector that is so modern in so many other aspects. The level of non-revenue water is higher than in Germany, France or the United Kingdom (see, for example, water losses in Germany ).
Water portal; Chile portal; This is a non-diffused parent category for categories Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... in Category:Rivers of Chile by region ...
The Santiago water and sewage utility – a private company – imposes charges based on the concentration of industrial effluent and places limits on the maximum amount of major pollutants. It charges the companies a large amount if their waste levels are too high, a stronger incentive to reduce pollution. [6]
Ordered list of rivers of Chile A-C Name Lat & map Mouth height (m) Other names Ablemos-36.46697: 102: Abránquil-35.77629: 122: Abtao-42.32358: 4: Abutarda
Chilean marine biologists (3 P) O. Chilean oceanographers (1 C, 1 P) S. Water supply and sanitation in Chile (2 C, 8 P) T. ... Water resources management in Chile