Overview
- Conagua and the Morelia water utility OOAPAS are completing basic engineering studies and project documentation for the new plant.
- The effort is a tripartite initiative under the Plan Michoacán por la Paz y la Justicia, with CEAC, Conagua and OOAPAS coordinating roles.
- OOAPAS will take over full technical and operational control once construction is finished, integrating the facility into the city’s network.
- Officials describe an initial capacity of about 250 liters per second, while the mayor projects roughly 500 liters per second pending final design.
- The project includes an about 8‑kilometer line from the Cointzio dam to supply the west side, targeting service for more than 300,000 residents, the IMSS hospital area and Villas del Pedregal, and it is expected to allow the shutdown of 18 wells to support aquifer recovery and lower energy use.