A worker of the Water Commission of the State of Mexico (CAEM) He lost his life while participating in the repair work of the mega leak recorded this Friday in the Macro Distribution Circuit of the Cutzamala Systemas confirmed by municipal authorities.
The Edomex Water Secretariat and the Drinking Water, Sewage and Sanitation Services (Sapasa) of Atizapán de Zaragoza confirmed and mourned the death of Israel Gutierrez Chavezwhom they identified as a “comrade” of the CAEM, through a publication on their social networks.
“With deep sadness, the Water Secretariat and the CAEM report the death of our dear colleague Israel Gutiérrez Chávez. His example and dedication will remain in every action we take. Rest in peace.” wrote the secretariat on its Twitter account.
With deep sadness, the Water Secretariat and the CAEM report the death of our dear colleague Israel Gutiérrez Chávez. His example and dedication will remain in every action we take.
Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/SxMeymdptS
— Water Secretariat (@agua_edomex) October 26, 2024
What caused the leak in the Cutzamala Macrocircuit?
The events occurred after the night of October 25, a water leak at the height of the Adolfo López Mateos neighborhood in Los Olivos, in the municipality of Atizapán, due to the rupture of an air release valve in one of the system tubes.
In the images shared by residents and passers-by, it could be seen that the leak caused a column of water several meters high, near the Champapa-Lechería highway.
In recent days, the CAEM had issued a notice announcing that maintenance work would be carried out for the repair a drinking water leak detected in the Macro Distribution Circuit of the Cutzamala Systemwhich would require the total suspension of the flow received by the Bellavista tank and the Madín II water treatment plant.
The above, in turn, would affect the water supply for 11 municipalities of the State of Mexico: Acolman, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Coacalco, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Ecatepec, Naucalpan, Nezahualcóyotl, Nicolás Romero, Tecámac, Tlalnepantla and Tultitlán.
📢 The CAEM reports that next Friday, October 25, 2024, repair work will be carried out on the drinking water leak in the Macro Distribution Circuit of the Cutzamala System, which will affect 11 municipalities. pic.twitter.com/41nIvyM9Ny
— Water Secretariat (@agua_edomex) October 23, 2024
Cutzamala to the rescue of CDMX and Edomex: How is the level of the dams?
The National Water Commission (Conagua), through its Technical Committee for the Operation of Hydraulic Works, announced that since last September 21, they have already been delivered up to 2 cubic meters per second more to the State of Mexico and Mexico City, compared to past months.
Conagua indicated that these levels were reached thanks to the rains and through the “adequate hydrological management” with which 245.31 million cubic meters of water have been recovered.
According to the organization, this is the level of the dams that ‘feed’ the Cutzamalawhich together place the system at 66 percent of its capacity:
- El Bosque Dam: 88.6 percent.
- Valle de Bravo Dam: 58.1 percent.
- Villa Victoria Dam: 58.1 percent.
