Every drop counts: from a historic failure to the cleanup of the San Roque.

We got the courts to demand that the State clean up the lake. Now we need your support to make it happen. Your contribution is the drop that changes the lake.

Lake San Roque is more than just a landscape: it’s a source of water, life, and work for millions of people in Córdoba. Today, it needs us. For decades, it has been polluted to the point where its water is no longer safe. But in April 2025, the courts acknowledged the environmental damage and ordered the State to carry out a comprehensive cleanup plan. This was the result of years of technical and legal work by Fundeps, together with the support of neighbors, communities, and organizations who live by and defend the lake.

It’s a historic achievement. What once seemed impossible begins with a single drop. And what comes next depends on you.

A ruling that changed everything

The court ruling for the comprehensive cleanup of Lake San Roque recognizes the right to a healthy environment and demands that provincial and municipal authorities implement concrete measures to restore the basin. It was the result of years of joint effort: collecting scientific evidence and historical documentation, preparing technical reports, attending hearings, conducting expert evaluations, and continuous monitoring.

But rulings don’t enforce themselves. They require oversight, citizen participation, and constant presence to turn words on paper into real action.

What is Fundeps doing now?

Our legal and technical team continues to follow every step of the process closely:

• We request regular reports and submit observations.

• We monitor compliance with the ruling and the cleanup plan.

• We demand transparency and citizen participation.

• We support the communities around the basin.

• We work to empower communities so they can demand the ruling’s enforcement.

Your contribution is the drop that changes the lake

The Drop That Changes the Lake is a campaign of individual donors that helps sustain this work, ensure that the ruling is enforced, and make the cleanup of San Roque a reality. Every contribution —big or small— helps fund legal and technical monitoring and strengthens citizen oversight to protect Córdoba’s water and environment.

Without follow-up, the ruling could remain just words on paper. Your donation helps turn this historic decision into safe water. Today, you can be the drop that changes the future of the lake.

Drop by drop, change grows. When drops come together, they form a current strong enough to achieve the impossible: bringing life back to Lake San Roque. When a community unites, even the smallest action becomes powerful.

Your contribution is the drop that changes the lake. And every drop counts.