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New water well activated in Ecatepec Las Fuentes, boosting supply for 40,000 residents
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New water well activated in Ecatepec Las Fuentes, boosting supply for 40,000 residents

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A new water well has been activated in the Ecatepec Las Fuentes housing unit, providing 30 liters per second to 40,000 residents.
  • This project is part of the Integral Oriente Plan, aimed at improving water supply in a historically underserved region.
  • The local government has rehabilitated several wells and water treatment plants, significantly increasing water availability for over 250,000 inhabitants.

Residents of the Ecatepec Las Fuentes housing unit are now receiving a more reliable water supply following the activation of a newly reperforated well. The well, part of the Integral Oriente Plan, will deliver 30 liters of water per second to approximately 40,000 inhabitants.

The well we are offering you today is the least you deserve, the guarantee of water through the network.

— Azucena Cisneros CossAddressing residents of the Ecatepec Las Fuentes housing unit upon the activation of the new water well.

Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss addressed the residents, stating, "The well we are offering you today is the least you deserve, the guarantee of water through the network." She committed to revitalizing local parks, rehabilitating public spaces, and repaving streets within the housing unit, which contains over 3,000 homes.

The Ecatepec government has been actively working to fulfill its commitment to provide water through the network. This year alone, the administration launched wells San Agustín I, San Agustín II, Ejidos, SUTERM, and 340, all equipped with telemetry. Additionally, the Cruz Roja and Emiliano Zapata water treatment plants were rehabilitated, benefiting more than 250,000 residents in the Quinta Zona.

The Ecatepec government works to fulfill the commitment to provide water to the population through the network, which has been achieved with the rehabilitation of wells, works, and new equipment, actions that have allowed the supply to communities in the Quinta Zona to increase from 30% to 85%.

— Azucena Cisneros CossDescribing the broader efforts to improve water access in the region.

Francisco Reyes Vázquez, director of Ecatepec's water utility (Sapase), explained that the Las Fuentes well was on the verge of collapse and previously produced only 12 liters per second. Thanks to efforts by Cisneros Coss and reperforation by the National Water Commission (Conagua), it now provides a sufficient 30 liters per second. The mayor also acknowledged the support of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez for their contributions to well rehabilitation projects in Ecatepec.

Today you have a well that previously provided 12 liters per second for the population; it was not enough. This well now provides 30 liters per second, so with this, you will have enough water.

— Francisco Reyes VázquezExplaining the increased capacity of the newly reperforated well.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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