Tinquilco, emblematic experience in governance of non-consumptive water in river basins of Chile

In Chile there is a compromise legislation that allows water rights separately from the ground, generating two separate markets. Over 99% of the water rights of non‐consumptive (NC, hydroelectric use generally) belong to companies and individuals. Tinquilco, is an exception in Chile. This is a watershed that is access to the National Park Huerquehue of the Commune of Pucón, Araucanía Region, whose social organization functional (non‐indigenous and non‐irrigation) of the site owners and friends, has acquired almost all of the rights of NC water use that meets the watershed. River brings a mean annual flow of 1.4 m3 with water fall of 380 m. could generate about 2.5 megawatt hydroelectric plant with a mini‐pass. We describe the uniqueness of both the water legislation in Chile and the information and negotiation processes with which the acquired the rights, the possibilities for environmental use or hydroelectric use and environmental impact with or without a project that examines nd discusses today community.

It also examines the meaning of experience as academic and policy contributions in the field of energy, legal, environmental and social, for both options use the water right, as are the non‐payment of license use rights and environmental use or use "in situ" of water in relation to the law, payment for watershed services (PWS) from mini hydroelectric companies (through equity, MDL or other), the current conflict, its management and possible mediation between the undertaking mini‐hydro and communities and opportunities for environmental restoration, land regulation, sustainable endogenous development and resilience of the river, through the use of revenue and HSP.