La Paz Mayor Milena Quiroga traveled to Cabo San Lucas recently to promote the construction of new water tanks in the state capital that will improve water pressure and benefit more than 19,000 residents.
Three newly built elevated tanks in the Diana Laura, Paraíso del Sol and La Pasiónneighborhoods will increase water storage capacity and improve pressure in areas that have suffered from low water pressure for years. City officials say the projects are expected to help resolve long-standing supply problems.
The strategy builds on earlier projects that addressed historical water distribution issues. According to Quiroga, the city first constructed two elevated tanks. “We started with two elevated tanks, one in Indeco and the other in Fidepaz, and after verifying their efficiency and confirming that water was reaching homes with greater pressure, we continued with projects in Diana Laura, Paraíso del Sol and La Pasión,” the mayor said.
The elevated tank in Diana Laura will have a capacity of 250 cubic meters and is about 98 percent complete. More than $780,000 USD have been allocated for the project, which is expected to benefit 15,603 residents in the neighborhood and surrounding areas.
In Paraíso del Sol, construction is nearing completion on a 100-cubic-meter cistern and a 250-cubic-meter elevated tank. The project represents an investment of about 15 million pesos and is roughly 97.5 percent complete. Officials estimate it will improve water pressure for about 1,300 residents.
In La Pasión, construction recently began on a 150-cubic-meter elevated tank and a 50-cubic-meter cistern. The project, with an investment of more than 12 million pesos, is expected to benefit 2,103 residents and strengthen water storage and distribution in that part of the city.
The projects are part of the More Water for La Paz Plan, a comprehensive strategy promoted by Quiroga to strengthen hydraulic infrastructure and improve water distribution throughout the state capital.
