Water & Waste: The week in 10 stories

BRAZIL

The national government has allocated some 82mn reais (US$$21.8mn) to be invested in the potable water system in Adutora do Agreste in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

Saneago, the water utility serving Goiás state, announced the creation of a compliance program as part of state government efforts to increase the level of governance in state-run companies.

CHILE

Public works sub-secretary Lucas Palacios said that the country requires a higher infrastructure standard following historic floods in the northern regions.

COLOMBIA

The project to build a new aqueduct system for the city of Santa Marta has been halted until further notice.

The consequences of the El Niño weather phenomenon continue intensifying, while the government readies a measure to enable higher rates for excess water consumption.

COSTA RICA

President Carlos Alvarado and Yamileth Astorga, CEO of national water and sewerage utility AyA, opened new water infrastructure in Limón province.

MEXICO

The first module of the 220l/s Guaymas-Empalme desalination plant, which is currently under construction in Sonora state, will be completed in May.

The governments of Mexico City and Mexico state signed a protocol agreement with water authority Conagua for the regulation and discharge of rainwater and wastewater in the Mexico valley.

The former administration of Conagua launched construction on some 52 flood-control works without previously carrying out the relevant studies, according to federal auditor ASF.

Quirino Ordaz, governor of Sinaloa state, launched construction of a second wastewater treatment plant in Urías, a neighborhood in the port city of Mazatlán.