San Luis Potosí dam link project and Chile water‑code reform aim to boost water security

In Mexico, a federal‑backed project will interconnect the San José and El Peaje reservoirs near San Luis Potosí. The work, slated to start this year under the National Water Plan, is expected to add more than 200 liters per second to the municipal supply, benefitting thousands of families in the city’s western zone and addressing an outbreak of invasive water‑lily in the San José reservoir. Deputy Cuauhtli Fernando Badillo highlighted CONAGUA’s support and the plan to clean and rehabilitate the dam infrastructure.

In Chile, legislators are advancing a revision of the Water Code to strengthen protection of river sources, springs and watershed heads. The amendment would require the Dirección General de Aguas to impose mitigation measures and sanctions on projects that threaten these water bodies. Lawmaker Nathalie Castillo emphasized the reform’s relevance amid a severe water‑scarcity crisis, especially for rural agriculture, and noted a pilot program using nanotech water‑purification to provide safe drinking water in affected communities.