The constant discharge of wastewater continues to be reported in the west of Ajijic. This has been happening for several months on Río Zula Street, in one of the drains. Social networks report how it has been spilling, and how the water flows directly into Lake Chapala.
This problem has been mentioned several times before. The last time was in March of this year, although, according to witnesse,s who live or live in the area, it has not stopped for about a year, causing foul odors, and making the beach uneven and unstable.
“It hasn’t stopped. And I think it’s been going on for more than a year, it’s a common problem here. The bad thing is that now the spill is higher up and it smells stronger of sewage. When the sun shines it’s worse and don’t even mention going through that part of the beach, you have to be mentally prepared to wash shoes, because it’s sticky and muddy down there because of so much spillage. The water runs all the way to the lake,” commented a resident of the area.
The person in charge of the Municipal System of Drinking Water and Sewerage (SIMAPA) Ajijic, Rafael Escamilla, said that they had been working on this sewage spill last Wednesday, and that the problem was blockages caused by garbage that was dumped into the pipes.
“We worked and left it clean. It is an area where we have removed rubbish from the pipes, a quilt, we have also removed fabrics, rubbish, bottles, diapers, sanitary pads, clothes. Things that block the drain. It could also be that the heavy rains have uncovered some area between the Zula River and the central area, where stones and earth are entering and causing these blockages, but tomorrow the vactor will come and we will clean again,” said Escamilla.
Previously, he had commented that the spillage of sewage on both Río Zula Street and Flores Magón Street was due to the fact that collapses had been detected in the pipes in the area, and that the flow had been cut off in order to work on these problems, although he assured that this is not the situation in this case.
He urged people to make their reports directly to SIMAPA so that they can work and deal with these types of situations quickly. Reports are received during office hours, that is, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the number 376 766 0423.