Nicolas Artero Chloé auteur aut IRD Blanco-Wells G. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This article examines the institutionalization and normalization of one mode of water access - water tanker trucks - in rural communities in Chile. Our findings reveal four explanations for community acceptance of this socio-technical device: challenges in measuring nationwide tanker truck usage, the tanker truck as a symbol of state presence in marginalized areas, its integration into existing practices that do not challenge water policies and its combination with local strategies. The institutionalization and normalization of this 'solution' allows for the commodification of water and the continuation and deepening of inequalities in water access for domestic consumption. specialized CHILI 062 021 41 3 667-687 2024 0790-0627 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094568 10.1080/07900627.2024.2423734 0790-0627 [F B010094568] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094568 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2025-07/010094568.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-07-23 2025-11-06 fdi:010094568 fre