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Tijuana Sets Gradual Water Return After 54-Hour Aqueduct Repair, Other Cities Signal Temporary Cuts

Officials outline funded upgrades following emergency repairs to aging water systems.

Overview

  • Crew work on Tijuana’s Florido–Aguaje aqueduct is about 60% complete after nearly 48 hours, with supply to 691 colonias set to recover gradually between January 10 and 11, according to CESPT.
  • Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda supervised the site and announced roughly 50 million pesos to strengthen the system serving more than one million residents with a 25-year horizon.
  • Residents and businesses in affected Tijuana areas reported rationing stored water and operational adjustments, with some eateries switching to disposables and weighing reduced hours.
  • In Mexico City, SEGIAGUA performed a brief Jan. 9 automation shutdown at the La Huerta well in Benito Juárez and is maintaining the Carlos L. Gracidas well in Iztapalapa with possible pressure drops and normalization targeted for January 19.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said Acapulco will replace much of its aqueduct and address underperforming treatment plants starting in 2026, while Sedapal scheduled up to 10-hour service suspensions in parts of Lima on January 12 for reservoir cleaning.