Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro recently announced a pact aimed at resolving the water crisis in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (ZMG) through a joint investment of nearly 25 billion pesos.
As reported in these pages on October 31, the nation’s chief executive confirmed that the federal government will invest 14.5 billion pesos in distribution and supply infrastructure, including the new Chapala–Guadalajara and Calderón–San Gaspar aqueducts, with construction set to begin next year and expected to be completed by the end of 2028. The state government will contribute 10.2 billion pesos for water treatment and sanitation facilities.
Lemus has proposed creating a Joint Monitoring Commission to ensure transparency and expedited progress on the projects, crediting former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador with the legacy of the El Zapotillo system, whose capacity will be fully utilized with the Calderón–San Gaspar aqueduct.
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