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Español: Reservorio San José
Agricultura y minería trabajando juntas en Cajamarca Perú. En 2007, Newmont y Minera Yanacocha convirtieron la mina a cielo abierto de San José en un depósito de almacenamiento de agua para satisfacer las necesidades de las comunidades locales de suministro de agua agrícola durante todo el año. La mina San José está ubicada dentro del gran complejo de Yanacocha a 4.000 metros de altura con distintas estaciones lluviosas y secas. San José es una mina a cielo abierto extinta convertida en un depósito de almacenamiento de agua de última generación con una capacidad de 6 millones de metros cúbicos. Los Andes del norte del Perú reciben lluvias estacionales de alta intensidad entre octubre y abril, seguidas de una estación seca con poca o ninguna precipitación. Los campesinos rurales dependen de una red de extensión de canales construida para recolectar agua de filtraciones y manantiales de uso doméstico durante la estación seca para cultivar principalmente alimentos (maíz, papas, alfalfa). El desarrollo de la mina San José, junto con otras instalaciones, afectó tanto la infraestructura física del canal como la cantidad de agua tradicionalmente disponible a través de filtraciones y manantiales. La empresa negoció con grupos de usuarios del canal para proporcionar compensación por la pérdida de agua, así como para identificar fuentes alternativas de agua. El Embalse de San José se convirtió en una solución a largo plazo para satisfacer las necesidades de los usuarios de agua del canal. La relación entre las comunidades que utilizan los canales y la empresa fue inicialmente tensa debido a los impactos; sin embargo, ha mejorado con el tiempo dado el compromiso de la empresa de satisfacer las necesidades de suministro de agua agrícola durante todo el año y otras iniciativas de desarrollo comunitario realizadas por la empresa. El embalse de San José se estableció una vez que se completó la minería. El vacío del tajo abierto se reconfiguró para permitir la instalación de un revestimiento geosintético para almacenar agua de manera eficiente y segura. El agua almacenada alimenta una red existente de canales para proporcionar suministro de agua agrícola durante todo el año para regar casi 1.000 hectáreas de cultivos en beneficio de 1.000 familias. El depósito se recarga con agua tratada en las operaciones mineras activas de Yanacocha y se almacena en el depósito hasta que los usuarios del agua la requieran. Se requerirá tratamiento de agua después del cierre y el embalse seguirá proporcionando suministro de agua a largo plazo a los usuarios del canal. Los usuarios del agua del canal ya no dependen de los ciclos naturales de precipitación para determinar el éxito de sus inversiones agrícolas. El Embalse de San José les ha permitido mejorar su producción agrícola y ganadera. Esta asociación creativa e innovadora ha mejorado la calidad de vida de los agricultores rurales que dependen del agua como fuente de sustento.English. San Jose Reservoir Agriculture and mining working together in Cajamarca Peru. In 2007 Newmont and Minera Yanacocha converted the San Jose open pit mine into a water storage reservoir to meet the needs of local communities for year-round agricultural water supply. The San Jose mine is located within the greater Yanacocha complex at 4,000 meters elevation with distinct rainy and dry seasons. San José is an expired open pit mine turned into a state of the art water storage reservoir with a capacity of 6 million cubic meters. The northern Andes of Peru receive seasonal high-intensity rainfall during from October to April followed by a dry season with little to no precipitation. Rural campesino farmers rely on an extension network of canals constructed to collect water from seeps and springs domestic use during the dry season to primarily raise food crops (corn, potatoes, alfalfa). Development of the San Jose mine, along with other facilities, impacted both physical canal infrastructure and the quantity of water traditionally available via seeps and springs. The company negotiated with canal user groups to provide compensation for water loss as well as identify alternative sources of water. The San Jose Reservoir became a long term solution to meeting the canal water users needs. The relationship between communities utilizing the canals and the company were initially strained due to the impacts; however have improved over time given the company’s commitment to meet the year-round agricultural water supply needs and other community development initiatives conducted by the company. San Jose Reservoir was established once mining was completed. The open pit void was reconfigured to enable the installation of a geosynthetic liner to efficiently and safely store water. The stored water feeds an existing network of canals to provide year-round agricultural water supply to irrigate nearly 1,000 hectares of crops for the benefit of 1,000 families. The reservoir is recharged with water treated at Yanacocha’s active mine operations and stored in the reservoir until required by water users. Water treatment will be required post-closure and the reservoir will continue to provide long-term water supply to canal users. Canal water users no longer depend on natural precipitation cycles to determine success of their agricultural investments. The San Jose Reservoir had enabled them to improve their agricultural and livestock production. This creative and innovative partnership has improved the quality of life for rural farmers who rely on the water for their source of livelihood. |
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