Overview
- Federal and state leaders announced five wastewater treatment plants for 2026 under the Plan Hídrico Nacional in Huejotzingo, San Martín Texmelucan, Calpan, Domingo Arenas and San Salvador El Verde.
- Authorities reported 30 kilometers of the river’s 109 kilometers have been sanitized through coordinated works across levels of government.
- Project details for 2026 include 33 kilometers of collectors in Huejotzingo, 23 kilometers of collectors in San Matías Tlalancaleca and Santa Rita Tlahuapan, and the completion or launch of plants such as Las Flores (230 L/s), Moyotzingo (>160 L/s), San Lucas El Grande (70 L/s) and San Juan Cuauhtémoc (30 L/s).
- Funding figures differ across officials, with an initial 108 million pesos authorized in late 2025, another report citing 208 million pesos to Puebla out of 519 million federal, and the state preparing executive projects toward as much as 1,500 million pesos in combined investment.
- CONAGUA plans fixed water‑quality stations and a Río Atoyac Surveillance Center, while hundreds of biodigesters have been installed and more than 35,000 residents in two municipalities are slated to benefit directly.