BY MAURILIO SOTO
The News
President Enrique Peña Nieto said on Wednesday that the National Water Commission (Conagua) should review federal water laws to ensure sustainable water use and the proper use of water treatment plants.
Peña Nieto’s comments were made during the reinauguration of the El Crestón sewage treatment plant in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, which was originally opened in 1984 but was temporarily taken out of operation to be remodeled.
Conagua director David Korenfeld said that the reinauguration of the El Crestón will ensure that 100 percent of Sinaloa’s wastewater will be properly treated before being released into the ocean or recycled for crop irrigation.
According to Peña Nieto, many water treatment plants across the country are forced to shut down due to poor management of their financial, material or human resources. He added that this makes it important to review the regulations governing the operation of water treatment plants.
He went on to say that his administration hopes to make Mexico an international reference point for respect for the environment, which he said makes it important to ensure that the country’s water treatment plants are properly used.
“We need to consider mechanisms that would ensure that the water treatment plants that we currently have in Sinaloa and around the country are viable for their proper use and good operation,” Peña Nieto said.
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