Jalisco government launches water infrastructure plan for Guadalajara

The State Government of Jalisco unveiled a comprehensive Integrated Water Strategic Plan aimed at restoring water quality and supply across the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. The plan, presented on 29 June, outlines more than 30 actions spanning short, medium and long‑term projects, including upgrades to the La Calera pumping system, construction of the Villa Fontana collector, modernization of treatment plants and expansion of drainage networks. Officials emphasized that the effort seeks permanent solutions, not “a solution of weeks,” with investments totaling billions of pesos.

Local legislators and officials toured two key sites – the La Calera pump to the new Plant 5 in Tlajomulco and the Villa Fontana collector – to demonstrate progress, noting a 66 % completion rate for the latter and an expected finish in August. Parallel to the technical work, the municipality of Tlajomulco organized a citizen consultation on a deep‑well project in Santa Cruz de las Flores to address chronic water shortages, highlighting community involvement in the plan’s implementation.

The strategy responds to months of public complaints about turbid, discolored water and frequent flooding, which have drawn protests, media attention and legislative scrutiny. State leaders, including Cabinet Chief Alberto Esquer Gutiérrez and SIAPA director Ismael Jáuregui Castañeda, pledged sustained multi‑year funding to resolve decades‑old infrastructure deficits and improve hydraulic resilience for thousands of families.