The cost of drilling the well is estimated to be between three and four million pesos, and the work completed during the dry season
The director of SIMAPA Chapala, Fernando Antonio Monreal Mendoza.
D.Arturo Ortega (Chapala).- The Municipal Water and Sewage System of Chapala (SIMAPA) plans to drill a new artesian well to solve the drinking water supply problem in the downtown area of the municipal capital.
SIMAPA announced the drilling of a new water well next to Well Three, one of the oldest wells with decreasing capacity.
Residents of Chapala have been using social networks to publicize the lack of water service in the downtown area of the municipal capital.
The director of SIMAPA, Fernando Antonio Monreal Mendoza, explained that the 60- year-old Well 3 is reaching the end of its life. The 12-inch diameter steel pipe is fractured. The age of the pipe, along with lack of maintenance, has caused the fracture.
Monreal Mendoza recalled that in 2017, Well 3 delivered up to 24 liters per second. Currently it produces ten liters per second. A landslide in October 2021 plugged the well. SIMAPA was able to recover 132 meters of the original 165 meters. They could not recover more because of lack of tools and risk of losing the source of water.
Another reason there are water shortages is the increase in population. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), from 2010 to 2020, Chapala’s population increased from 49,000 to 55,000 people.
The director of SIMAPA said that a short-term solution is to truck water to places where there is no supply through the use of two water trucks. One water truck is provided by the Civil Protection and Fire Departments (when it is not required by the municipal agency). Another water truck is contracted by the Decentralized Public Organization (OPD), so as not to leave the affected population without water.
To make use of this free water truck service, which is available seven days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, residents must register by calling SIMAPA at 375-7612 or 375-3108.
Another strategy that SIMAPA uses is to deliver water to the neighborhoods most affected such as Barrio Nuevo, Las Redes, El Carmen, Los Electricistas and streets such as Pepe Guízar, Privada Pedro Moreno, Privada Degollado, Juárez, Degollado, Francisco I. Madero and Raúl Navarro.
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