Building the second line of the Chapala-Guadalajara aqueduct is an urgent need for the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG), according to Juan Guillermo Márquez Gutiérrez, coordinator of the Citizen Observatory for Integral Management of Jalisco Waters (OCGIAEJ).
“Since Lake Chapala is the main source of supply for the metro area, it is essential to make this matter a priority,” Márquez declared in a recent interview with Agustín del Castillo, a prominent reporter on environment issues affiliated with the NTR news outlet.
“The need for a second aqueduct is undeniable to allow for necessary maintenance of the current line and to cease use of the Canal de Atequiza, which is twice as long and presents serious drawbacks,” he explained, pointing to open-air channel’s susceptibility to excessive evaporation and pollutants, along with the inability to accurately measure the volume of water drawn from the lake on that route.
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