en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Environmental Assessment Committee (Coeva) of Chile's Antofagasta Region recently approved the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for the Aguas Marítimas project. Driven by the company CRAMSA, the project involves an investment of nearly $5 billion and will become the largest desalination plant in the Antofagasta Region, Chile, and Latin America, with a daily processing capacity of 700,000 cubic meters.

Verónica Araneda, Director of the Environmental Secretariat for the Antofagasta Region, stated: "As the Environmental Secretariat, we appreciate the Environmental Assessment Committee's approval of the Aguas Marítimas project after a lengthy process spanning over four years." The initiative entered the evaluation system in March 2022 and will create jobs for more than 7,500 workers.

The desalination plant project includes the construction of a plant in the Caleta Bolfin area, located 15 kilometers south of the Antofagasta city boundary, along with a seawater intake system, brine discharge outlet, pumping stations, transmission lines, and an extensive network of pipelines for distributing desalinated water. The plant aims to supply domestic and industrial water to municipalities such as Antofagasta, Sierra Gorda, and Calama, which currently face water access restrictions. The desalination plant will also enable nearby industrial and mining activities to access desalinated water supplies.

According to the information submitted in the environmental impact assessment, the design of the desalination plant project incorporates the opinions and requirements of communities related to the project area. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027.

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