Due to the reduction of water within the Cutzamala Systemcaused by the prolonged drought that has been experienced in the country, authorities reported this Friday that it has been decided to carry out a water delivery flow rate adjustment, that will affect the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico.
He Technical Committee for the Operation of Hydraulic Works (CTOOH) determined, taking into account the joint analyzes of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), the SMexico City Water System (SACMEX) and the Secretariat of Water of the State of Mexico (SAGUACAEM), make a flow adjustment in the block water delivery of the Cutzamala System, from 7.9 cubic meters per second (m³/s) to 6.1 m3 /s, starting at 00:00 on Saturday, June 22.
This reduction responds, according to the CTOOH, to the evolution of storage in the dams of the Cutzamala System, due to the drought, and will be applied proportionally between SACMEX and SAGUA-CAEM by 60 and 40 percent, respectively.
This decision was made to ensure continuity in the supply of water from the Cutzamala System, which supplies 20 percent of the water of the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico.
This water cut could affect 12 of the 16 mayors of Mexico City, as well as 11 municipalities of the State of Mexico that depend on this water distribution system.
From Mexico City, the Cutzamala system provides demarcations such as: Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Cuauhtémoc, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Magdalena Contreras, Miguel Hidalgo, Tlalpan and Venustiano Carranza.
While in the State of Mexico, some municipalities that would suffer the effects are: Toluca, Metepec, San Mateo Atenco, Lerma, Tlalnepantla, Naucalpan, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Ecatepec and Nezahualcóyotl.
SACMEX announced the replacement actions, rwell rehabilitation, contributions of volumes from industrial wells and maintenance to water treatment plants, which has incorporated 1,865 l/s into the distribution network, from November 2023 to date. In the same way, he reported on the permanent leak repair actions and the optimization of the operation based on information platforms specially developed for this.
In the same way, it was reported that to mitigate this decrease, CONAGUA, SACMEX and CAEM work together to supply water from other sourcessuch as the drilling of wells and the Madín dam.
Citlalli Perazadirector of the Water Basin Organization of the Valley of Mexico (OCAVM), pointed out that, in this context, Extractions from the El Bosque dam were canceled due to the decrease it has presented in recent weeks since it is at 28 percent of its storage capacity; while the Villa Victoria dam has 22.6 percent and Valle de Bravo is at 26.5 percent.
He Cutzamala System It is one of the largest and most complex water supply systems in the world. Located in Mexico, its main objective is to supply drinking water to Mexico City and the surrounding municipalities of the State of Mexico. This system is made up of a series of dams and systems and, despite this, one of its most important challenges is the sustainable supply of the vital liquid, due to the high demand for water in the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico.
The sustainability of the system is constantly being evaluated due to factors such as population growth and climate change. The Cutzamala System is a backbone of water supply in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Its operation and maintenance are vital to the health and well-being of millions of people, and the careful management of this resource is a constant priority.
