Coroico River

The Coroico River is a river of Bolivia. The catchment area comprises 5356 km². According to the 2012 census, it is home to 59 996 people.

Economic activity

Economic activities along the river are impacting its water quality.

Agriculture

Agricultural along the river is using agrochemicals, which are contaminating the water,.

Gold mining

Gold mining, mostly illegal, is difficult to control and leads to heavy pollution of the Río Coroico with mercury and other chemicals.

Waste water and solid waste

Evergrowing settlements in the watershed are facing a huge challenge to build waste infrastructure. As a result, the river gets to take the waste.

Waste water

The wastewater from the most densely populated settlements is also discharged untreated into the Río Coroico.

Solid waste

The disposal of solid waste exceeds the capacity of the local waste disposal system. disposal exceeds the capacity of the local waste disposal system.