Chile's Public Works Ministry (MOP) signed on Sunday the adjudication of a new rural sanitary service in San Ignacio, Ñuble, benefiting 281 families with continuous drinking water. The project is part of seven ongoing works reaching 444 rural households in the region. Seremi Luis Carrasco described the progress as a concrete change in people's lives.
Ñuble's MOP seremi Luis Carrasco signed the adjudication for the Montaña Garay Rural Sanitary Service (SSR) construction project in San Ignacio, through the Hydraulic Works Directorate (DOH). The administrative process is under review at the Comptroller General's Office. The work will replace tanker truck supply with stable service for 281 families.
"This is a concrete advance that changes people's lives. We are bringing dignity to rural areas that have waited years for a definitive solution. Access to drinking water cannot depend on emergencies, but must be a guaranteed right, which is why we are fulfilling the instructions of our minister Martín Arrau and the presidential delegate, Diego Sepúlveda, where roads and access to drinking water are priorities," Carrasco stated.
The MOP is currently executing seven SSR works in Ñuble, in communes such as Ñiquén, Bulnes, Coihueco, and San Ignacio, for 444 families. It adds to the existing 255 systems under DOH, serving 56,738 families in the region.
For 2026, the plan includes six new SSR for 1,172 families with nearly $10 billion in investment, plus expansions in eight systems for 1,062 additional households. Overall, drinking water is projected for 2,678 families. "This project is part of a broader plan for this year 2026 [...] which, by the end of this first semester, will bring the vital element to 444 new families," said regional DOH director Alfredo Ávila.
Ñuble's presidential delegate Diego Sepúlveda stated that "we are not only investing in infrastructure, but in territorial equity, health, and development for thousands of Ñuble families."
