By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF On Saturday, Feb. 5, the National Water Commission (Conagua) cut off access to potable water for residences of some parts of Mexico City and the State of Mexico in order to allow repairs to be made on an “unforeseen problem” in the Cutzamala System, main source of clean water for the Valley of Mexico.
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By KELIN DILLON According to Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua), a total of 75 water dams across the country have reached 100 percent capacity, putting nearby regions at risk of flooding. The 75 dams in question, mainly located in Mexico’s central and southeast, store approximately 20 percent of the nation’s reservoir water supply. Conagua likewise pointed out that 210 of
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By KELIN DILLON Farmers in Tamaulipas are facing a state of emergency due the lack of water available in the northern Mexican state’s 25th irrigation district, leaving 15,000 families in the region at risk. Jorge Luis López Martínez, president of the regional Union of Rural Owners and member of the River Basin Council, warned that economic collapse in the area
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