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Neuquén water management and security

Overview

In Neuquén, regional authorities and legislators are addressing water management and security across industrial and residential sectors.

The provincial government implemented Decree 792/2026, a new water usage policy for the Vaca Muerta hydrocarbon region. This policy introduces a tiered increase in water canon fees for oil and gas companies to incentivize the treatment and recirculation of flowback water used in hydraulic fracturing. The administration also intends to use existing water infrastructure to expand agricultural irrigation, with plans to potentially bring up to 50,000 hectares under irrigation through the Corredor del Viento project.

Concurrently, provincial legislators have raised concerns regarding water availability for residents, specifically calling for infrastructure improvements like new pumps to ensure security during summer months. Discussions in the legislature have also touched upon the maintenance of the provincial water entity, EPAS, and the broader economic impacts of energy costs and national subsidy removals.

Entities

Cutral Co · Leticia Esteves · Rolando Figueroa · EPAS · Neuquén

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Neuquén legislators address water security and unpaid subsidies

    Neuquén legislators are addressing regional challenges including water shortages in Cutral Co, rising energy tariffs, and unpaid national subsidies for volunteer firefighters.

  2. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Neuquén implements new water usage policy for Vaca Muerta

    Neuquén is implementing new water usage fees and policies in Vaca Muerta to incentivize water reuse in fracking and expand agricultural irrigation through existing industrial infrastructure.

Sources

cutralcoalinstante.com · economiasustentable.com · elsol.com.ar · radiociudad945.com.ar · tunoticia.com.ar · weblavoz.com.ar