Cutzamala loses millions of water per week; The rain did not fall in March

March, the third month of the year, it ended with a storage Raft to 56.46 percent In that Cutzamala systemThat is, the equivalent of 441.83 million cubic meters available to Mexico ValleyAccording to data from The National Water Committee (Konagua).

Last week, the Cutzamala system declined 5.98 million cubic meters of waterBecause of the extraction of additional water to Mexico City and Mexico StateAs well as to irrigate crops.

Valle De Bravo 65.81 percent reports, 52.59 percent forest and Villa Victoria 40.84 percent.

According to Konagua, during the month of March 2025, He did not drop one drop of rain water In the three dams that provide Cutzamala.

What is the Cutzamala system?

The Cutzamaala system is one of the largest and most sophisticated and most complex drinking water supply systems in the world. It is located in Mexico and was designed to provide drinking water mainly in the Valley of Mexico, including Mexico City And part of Mexico StateAreas with high population density and lack of natural water sources.

very:

Providing drinking water with millions of people in the Valley of Mexico.

The local offer is completed from the groundwater layers, which is not enough for total order.

location:

The system captures water from superficial sources located in the west of Mexico and north

Main ingredients:

7 main dams for storage and derivation.

The pumping system: It includes a series of pumping factories that raise water more than 1100 meters to reach the Mexico Valley (a great engineering achievement).

Big channel.

Water treatment plants.

capacity:

In the maximum operation, the system can contribute between 20 % and 30 % of the drinking water consumed by the urban area in the Valley of Mexico (although this number differs with hydrological and operational conditions).

Current problems:

• The prolonged dehydration decreased the level of dams.
• The infrastructure of aging, with leakage in the channels.
• High energy costs for constant pumping.
• Environmental, social and political challenges on maintenance and improvement.

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