Cutzamala system rationing to continue - Conagua - Mexico

Potable water rationing in the Mexico valley and federal district (DF) will continue indefinitely, national water authority Conagua said in a release.

The measure is necessary to preserve water levels in the reservoirs that make up the Cutzamala system, according to Mexico valley water basin authority (OCAVM) director Jorge Efrén Villalón Figaredo.

Conagua has been implementing 30% supply cuts throughout the year due to the low levels of water in the system, which supplies 20% of the water consumed in the Mexico valley metropolitan area.

Cutzamala's three main reservoirs are currently at 62% of capacity and are unlikely to recover as the rainy season is almost over, Villalón Figaredo said.

Conagua urged residents to take part in its new water-saving campaign, which urges people to care for water as if it were a family member.

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