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Michoacán Launches MXN 1.63 Billion Water Plan Focused on Potable Supply, Irrigation and Sanitation

The state water commission will coordinate implementation with Conagua.

Overview

  • The package raises federal resources for water infrastructure by more than 30%, according to state officials.
  • The federal government earmarked MXN 800 million for the Agua para Todos program to build networks, storage tanks, treatment and potabilization plants, and to rehabilitate wells.
  • More than MXN 800 million will fund 114 potable-water works across the Bajío, Coast, Ciénega, Meseta Purépecha, Eastern zone, Tierra Caliente and Uruapan regions.
  • An initial MXN 330 million will expand sanitation, prioritizing the cleanup of Lake Pátzcuaro, the Duero River and the Lerma basin through new plants, drainage extensions and collector upgrades.
  • The agriculture component targets technification of 6,500 hectares and modernization of Irrigation Districts 020 Morelia–Queréndaro, 097 Lázaro Cárdenas and 098 José María Morelos.