Overview
- CESPT said interconnection works on Tijuana’s Florido–Aguaje aqueduct reached about 85% to 90% progress, yet hundreds of colonias still lack service after the 54-hour window slipped, with residents reporting prolonged delays.
- The shutdown affects 691 neighborhoods in Tijuana and Playas de Rosarito for a 250‑meter pipe interconnection on a 54‑inch main installed in 1982, a roughly 50‑million‑peso project that officials say will stabilize supply for years.
- Local households and businesses rationed stored water and altered operations, with some food vendors switching to disposables, as CESPT reiterated that pressure build-up and household service will return gradually by zones.
- Mexico City carried out automation and maintenance on the La Huerta and Carlos L. Gracidas wells, cautioning temporary pressure drops and offering free tanker requests via the H2O line, with full normalization for the Iztapalapa work targeted for January 19.
- Sedapal continued programmed cuts in Lima and set new suspensions for January 12 in Villa María del Triunfo and Comas with cistern trucks deployed, while Guanajuato’s SIAMAPAG announced a 15‑hour megacut from January 13 to 14 and urged residents to store water.