Overview
- The State of Mexico’s Operación Caudal deployed federal and state forces across roughly 48 municipalities, intervening 189 properties, locating 51 wells and 138 clandestine taps, and seizing tankers and equipment.
- Ecatepec’s mayor reported 198 million liters per month reclaimed after actions at 11 sites and the removal of 10 kilometers of hoses, a volume officials say now serves about 300,000 residents through the network.
- Municipal utility SAPASE said more than 100 huachicol points were dismantled and argued pipa-distributed water failed to meet the PROY-NTE-001-CTAEM-APP-2016 technical norm.
- Pipero and purificadora groups mounted road blockades and demonstrations, contending they supply neighborhoods lacking reliable network service, as residents and small businesses reported shortages and losses.
- State authorities said 13 wells were legally accredited and handed in deposit to municipalities, ejidos and communities, while officials maintain network supply was not affected, a claim disputed by local accounts.