Overview
- SIAPA, the city water utility, said it found pollution in the Canal de Las Pintas and will run an emergency cleaning of storage tanks and distribution lines during Holy Week.
- The operation targets weeks of foul‑smelling, discolored tap water reported across many Guadalajara neighborhoods, with officials saying improvements should start to show in the coming weeks.
- The state water commission approved a budget shift of more than 1 billion pesos to SIAPA to fund water‑quality fixes and distribution repairs, with work teams of officials and academics set to define the projects.
- Governor Pablo Lemus replaced SIAPA director Antonio Juárez on Monday and installed engineer Ismael Jáuregui to lead field checks and a broader overhaul of the system.
- Civil groups and UdeG researchers urge a health alert, safe‑water deliveries, and probes of alleged corruption as experts point to a chain of causes that includes polluted canals, limited treatment capacity, and an aging pipe network.