Ecatepec government asks to review water supply amparo ruling; renovations would cost over 6 million pesos, it points out

Ecatepec's government has declared a court-mandated water supply improvement project financially unfeasible, stating it would cost over 6 billion pesos to implement.

Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss formally requested the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) suspend or modify the resolution of an amparo lawsuit filed by 688 residents. The lawsuit demands improved potable water supply, a case currently before the SCJN.

Cisneros Coss argued that the municipality has already made significant investments in water infrastructure, including rehabilitating wells and distribution networks, constructing a new water tank, and combating illegal water tapping. She stated that residents in the Quinta Zona, where the plaintiffs live, are already receiving water via the network and water trucks.

However, the proposed court resolution includes installing water meters, which alone would cost 2 billion pesos for the Quinta Zona. An additional 4 billion pesos would be needed to upgrade hydraulic infrastructure to meet Official Mexican Standard NOM-127-SSA1-2021 for drinking water quality. The mayor emphasized that immediate compliance with the standard is impossible without collaboration with national and state water commissions, which manage the Cutzamala System.

"It is considered totally unviable technically, economically, and materially," Cisneros Coss stated in her written request, highlighting that the minimum investment for just the Quinta Zone exceeds 4 billion pesos.