[3][4] These wetlands are bofedales with insect fauna and were intevened for better drainage after fly eggs were detected in the water supply of the city of Antofagasta.

[4] Various sources, like El País, described the ruling as favourable to Chile as the court acknowledged the international character of Silala River which was the prime Chilean objective.

[11] The ruling did not said much on the specifics of the management of the water resources but it recognized Bolivia's right to carry out certain types of unilateral measures in its territory such as dismantling the channels.

[12] According to lawyer Raquel Cárcar Izurriaga of the University of Navarra the ruling diminishes the potential for future conflicts over the river but does not remove them completely since rightfull Bolivian actions could upset Chile.

[10] The magnitude of any international conflicts arising from the Silala River is expected by Cárcar Izurriaga to remain limited given the very small amounts of water resources involved.