Mexico Water Commission to Launch Plant Tender

CAED, the Durango state water commission in Mexico, has unveiled plans to launch a tender to build a potable water plant in July this year.

The Mex$6bn ($131m) plant will have the capacity to treat 1,100l per second in its first stage, with an expanded capacity of 2,200l per second at a later stage.

Located in El Pueblito, the plant will use water from the nearby Guadalupe Victoria and Santiago Bayacora reservoirs.

The project will provide potable water and intends to relieve the area’s aquifers, which are severely overused.

The project is part of Durango’s Mex$1.66bn ($135.7m) Agua Futura water plan, which aims to provide a solution to Durango city’s potable water supply for the next 50 years, according to bnamericas.com.