Government of Nuevo León awaits Conagua’s decision on transfer of the El Cuchillo dam

Monterey, NL. The Hydraulic Works Operation Technical Committee, in its weekly session headed by With water It only addressed issues related to recorded and forecast weather conditions, as well as the levels of the largest dams in the country. However, although it is the body responsible for making the decision on the transfer of the dam The knife towards the Marte R. Gómez dam, did not comment on the matter. This coincides with the visit to the Congress of Nuevo León by the Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto López this afternoon.

This November 1 expires the term to carry out the transfer, to comply with the agreement signed in 1996, by the states of New Lion y Tamaulipaswhich indicates that the transfer will take place on this date, each year the transfer of The knife towards the dam Marta R. Gómezin case El Cuchillo accumulates more than 315 million cubic meters and Marte R. Gómez stores less than 700 million cubic meters, which is true, because El Cuchillo has little more than 762 million cubic meters.

The director of Water and Drainage Services of Monterrey, Juan Ignacio Barragán Villarreal, told local media that the water crisis has not yet been resolved, but that it should be hoped that With water make a resolution.

Although the Congress of Nuevo León had scheduled the visit of the Secretary of the Interior at 2:00 p.m., it is expected to begin in an hour, because Adán Augusto López met at the Government Palace with Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda at 2:00 p.m. :00 hours.

On the other hand, the newspaper Reynosa’s Tomorrow indicated that Raúl Quiroga Álvarez, head of the State Water Commission of Tamaulipas declared that it will seek to guarantee the irrigation plan without restrictions for the irrigation district 025.

“We will not leave them alone, it is the instruction of our governor (Américo Villarreal), to respect the legal and historical right of the producers; just as the human right to water of the inhabitants of Nuevo León will be respected, otherwise Conagua would be destroying the rule of law,” said Quiroga Álvarez.

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