A rural community on Chile’s Chiloe Island has restored its water supply after years of relying on emergency tanker trucks. By protecting forests, restoring its watershed, building a gravity-fed water network and involving local residents in maintenance, the community has maintained a reliable system for nearly seven years. The project is now being presented as a model for other rural areas facing water shortages.
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