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Zimapán Dam Release Halts Querétaro’s Acueducto II, Triggers Rotating Cuts in 336 Colonias

Officials cite muddy inflows that could damage pumps, leaving the timeline contingent on additional rainfall.

Overview

  • The state water commission confirmed the suspension of Acueducto II, reducing service for about 900,000 residents in the Querétaro metropolitan area.
  • CEA published a list of 336 affected colonias with rotating schedules, including one day on/one day off in 215 areas and one day on/two days off in 121.
  • Civil protection estimates at least three days of tandeos, and Governor Mauricio Kuri warned the operation could last longer depending on new rains.
  • Free water trucks are being dispatched with priority to Nororiente neighborhoods, and officials said up to 100 pipas will serve zones where rotations fall short, with deliveries beginning early Saturday.
  • Authorities established a monitoring camp and a temporary shelter at La Mora, deployed a mobile medical unit in Vega de Ramírez, and reported river impacts that include three homes and one business affected in Cadereyta and isolation risk for at least 24 families.