Paccha Water Cut Scheduled for Three Sectors Thursday

Three sectors of Paccha parish are scheduled to be affected by a water interruption on Thursday, September 3, 2026, according to the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones, Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento (ETAPA EP).

The reported window is 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ETAPA describes the suspension as scheduled and possible, tied to planned work on the water network entering the Minas tank.

Sectors listed in the notice

The report names three affected areas:

• Minas
• Parte baja de Minas, or lower Minas
• Tunas Loma

The notice is specific to those sectors of Paccha. It does not say that the interruption will affect every property in the parish or provide a separate restoration time beyond the reported 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. work window.

What residents can do before the window

Residents in the listed sectors may want to set aside the water they expect to need before 10:00 a.m. That is particularly useful because ETAPA’s wording leaves open the possibility of a suspension during the planned work rather than promising that every connection will be interrupted for the full five hours.

The report does not announce tanker service, a detailed contingency plan, or a separate neighborhood-by-neighborhood schedule. Anyone who needs a current update should use the contact channel included in the notice rather than assume the interruption will end exactly at 3:00 p.m.

ETAPA contact line

ETAPA has enabled line 188 for questions and complaints related to the notice. Keep the sector name available when asking for an update, since the report identifies Minas, lower Minas, and Tunas Loma separately.

For residents outside those three sectors, the report does not establish a broader interruption. The practical focus is therefore narrow: prepare if you live in one of the listed Paccha areas, and confirm the status directly with ETAPA if the work window changes.

Source: El Mercurio