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Sheinbaum presses Jalisco to clarify Guadalajara water-work commitments

The federal-state plan combines new water connections, pollution controls and replacement of an aging treatment plant, with the governor promising no tariff increase.

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¡Regaño en Mañanera! El fuerte reclamo de Sheinbaum al gobierno de Jalisco

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0:00Sheinbaum asks officials to distinguish federal water projects from those assigned to Jalisco.
0:10Morales outlines an aqueduct from Santa Cruz and expansion of the treatment plant.
1:08State-built collectors are intended to intercept irregular wastewater discharges, with cleanup targeted for late December.
2:54Lemus says enclosed water connections will replace open channels vulnerable to contamination.
4:14Lemus announces full replacement of Miravalle's number-one treatment plant, rather than a refurbishment.
5:39Sheinbaum concludes that the integrated project should address water quantity and quality over the long term.

President Claudia Sheinbaum asks for a clear division of responsibilities: which water works will Mexico's federal government deliver, and which belong to Jalisco?

That question opens footage published by MILENIO, Mexico's news broadcaster, of an official morning press conference on improving water supplies across metropolitan Guadalajara. The city is the capital of Jalisco, in western Mexico.

The report's title, "¡Regaño en Mañanera! El fuerte reclamo de Sheinbaum al gobierno de Jalisco", means "Rebuke at morning press conference: Sheinbaum's stern criticism of Jalisco government." The exchange centers on identifying the projects and explaining how they will address both water supply and contamination.

Efraín Morales López, director general of the National Water Commission, known as Conagua, outlines federal plans for an aqueduct from the Santa Cruz treatment plant and an expansion of the plant itself. Sheinbaum interrupts to ask him to identify the contaminated section on the map and show footage of the canal.

Morales says Jalisco is already building collectors to intercept irregular wastewater discharges, with cleanup work intended to be completed toward the end of December. Sheinbaum also identifies completion of the water connection from Calderón reservoir to San Gaspar as part of the agreed work.

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus explains why replacing open channels matters: the existing system leaves water exposed to contamination, while the proposed enclosed system would protect it during transport.

He then sets out plans to replace Miravalle's aging number-one treatment plant, rather than simply refurbish it. The broadcaster's accompanying description puts the state investment at 500 million pesos, with an initial stage due to be ready at the end of March for operation in April. Lemus says the improvements will bring better-quality water to 60 percent of metropolitan residents, without debt, privatization or higher water tariffs.

Sheinbaum closes by describing the objective as a long-term solution to both the quantity and quality of Jalisco's water.