By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICIO STAFF     Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the shower (and expect running water), Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) announced on Monday, Nov. 4, that after five days of water service cutoff — from Wednesday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 4 — that despite having turned back on the equipment to pump

By THE PULSE NEWS STAFF     Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) announced that, despite some setbacks installing a key part of the tubing needed to replace the damaged sections of the Cutzamala water system, initial water service for Mexico City and the State of Mexico (Edoméx) was reinstated at 8:05 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, when the pumps that supply the areas

By THE PULSE NEWS STAFF     Just in time for Halloween (and the two-day Day of the Dead holiday), Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) is giving roughly half of Mexico City residents and a large share of State of Mexico (Edoméx) residents anything but a “treat” in the form of a massive water service cutoff starting Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 8

By THE PULSE NEWS STAFF     Supermarkets and self-service convenience stores struggled to keep up with demand this week as anxious Mexico City residents rushed to load up on bottled water in anticipation of the potable water cutoff starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The National Water Commission (Conagua) has warned that more than 50 percent of Mexico City

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     The sale of external water tanks (tinacos) and out-of-town reservations for Mexico’s Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) weekend are on the rise as capitalinos brace for a five-day water cutoff slated to begin Oct. 31. The National Water Commission (Conagua) has warned that more than 50 percent of Mexico City and parts