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Lake Chapala to benefit as work starts on new dam

Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval and National Water Commission (CNA) Director David Korenfeld signed an agreement Thursday to construct the Purgatorio Dam on the Verde River, a project that could eventually satisfy almost two-thirds of thirsty metro-area Guadalajara’s potable water needs.