Inhabitants of the municipalities of Camargo, La Cruz and San Francisco de Conchosin the southeast of Chihuahuawarned that the water levels of the dam The Mouthpieceone of the main sources that supplies them with water, decreased from 38 percent of capacity at the beginning of the yearat 16 percent at present, which is why they are demanding that the authorities find an urgent solution to guarantee access to the liquid for human consumption.
The decrease in water in the dam has triggered a dispute among residents, who fear that the supply for domestic consumption will run out. They are therefore in negotiations with federal and state authorities to end the extraction from the reservoir when 15 percent of the storage remains.
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This Thursday, La Boquilla woke up at 15.9 percent of its storage levelso the proposal of the residents is that Extraction is closed when it reaches 15 percentexplained Arturo Zubía Fernández, head of agriculture at the Secretariat of Rural Development.
“The agricultural cycle must be shortened for the safety of the La Boquilla dam structure, to avoid the lack of drinking water for the population, ecocide and the extermination of the lake,” said Zubía Fernández.
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Despite opposition from residents, the La Boquilla dam will remain open until September 30 to comply with the irrigation plan in districts 005 and 113, as what is seeks to end the spring-summer agricultural cycle with this.
The above was agreed during the session of the Hydraulic Committee held at the facilities of the National Water Commission in Delicias, Chihuahuawhere the presidents of the irrigation modules and limited liability companies met, as well as Rubén Ramírez Luna, head of Irrigation District 005, and Salvador Alcántar Ortega, federal deputy for District V.