68 million peso cost (about US3.4 million) to be split equally between government and residents.
Chapala Municipal president, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, with microphone in hand, the municipal agent Ana María Huerta Rivera, the councilman of Riberas del Pilar, Jesús González Amezcua, and two of the members of the new neighborhood committees.
Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).– The Chapala City Council presented a project for the installation of a sewage system to benefit the population of the Riberas del Pilar. The work is estimated to cost 68 million pesos, to be paid in equal parts by the municipal government and by residents. The Council claims that the properties that currently have private septic systems are contaminating the environment and the project is needed.
After introducing Ana María Huerta Rivera as agent for Riberas del Pilar, and asking the residents to watch for increasing shoreline invasions of federal zones, President Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, presented the details of the project.
«This is a proposal, which consists of installing much-needed drainage. It also includes a water treatment plant. We have to do this together, the municipal government and each one of the taxpayers.» He added that the proposal has been reviewed for feasibility.
The project, presented on April 5, includes drainage lines, a modular treatment plant which would be located between San Lucas and San Mateo streets on the shores of the lake, and the connector. It would be built out in one single six-month stage.
The current municipal administration asked residents to agree to the 50/50 cost split. Cost-sharing is necessary as there is not any available support from federal or state programs. In addition, officials said that they need 25% of the total cost of the project in advance to start the work. Residents have about 45 days to contribute the first 17 million pesos. If the funds are not raised, they will be returned to those who have contributed. The deadline was established by the approximately fifty residents present at the meeting. Government representatives assured that they had 34 million pesos available for the project.
In order to collect the remaining 34 million pesos from Riberas del Pilar residents, each homeowner will be charged 70 pesos per square meter of land, business owners will be charged 100 pesos per square meter. Riberas del Pilar covers 237 hectares, and contains about registered 1,500 properties.
There will be two ways to quote the fee and make the corresponding payment. The first is bring your property deed Municipal Water and Sewage System (SIMAPA) office, located in the new administrative unit located 62 Hidalgo Avenue. The second option is to wait for the formation of one of four neighborhood committees that are expected to be formed.
Connections from the houses to the public sewage system are not included in the cost of the project, or in the fees collected. Homeowners and business owners will be responsible for their own costs to connect to the system. Current estimates are 14,000 – 18,000 pesos per house. Officials said that anyone who does not pay the required fees for the project will not have the right to connect to the public drainage, and will be fined in the future for environmental contamination.
Present for a short time during the meeting were the municipal president Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, the director of the Municipal Potable Water and Sewage System (SIMAPA) Fernando Antonio Monreal Mendoza, Juan Carlos Pelayo, advisor to the City Council, as well as council members, and the recently-appointed delegado, Ana María Huerta Rivera.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
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