Álvaro Obregón and Benito Juárez confirm the presence of diesel in a contaminated water well

The controversy over contaminated water from Mexico City’s wells continues. After authorities identified and closed the well Alfonso XIII with presumed remains of diesel in Álvaro Obregónwhich supplies the citizens of Benito Juárez, the authorities of the two municipalities have reported that the person responsible for the problem could be Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).

Until April 16, it was known that the affected neighborhoods were San Juan, Nápoles, Colonia del Valle, Ciudad de los Deportes, Tlacoquemécatl, Narvarte and Nochebuena, so the mobilizations of disgruntled neighbors were not long in coming. .

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The blockade that was installed on Avenida Insurgentes to demand a quick resolution lasted six days, it was only on Monday April 14 that they decided to free the road, however, they will continue the fight to find those responsible of contamination and pursue their demands to preserve the health of the inhabitants of the capital.

Benito Juárez and Álvaro Obregón confirm the presence of diesel in the contaminated water

Municipal authorities Benito Juarez And Álvaro Obregón They confirmed during a press conference the presence of “a certain type of diesel” in the water in the area. Because the well is close to a storage plant for Pemexthe mayors named the parastatal company as possible responsible.

“There is a contaminant in the aquifer, this contaminant is a type of diesel, as confirmed by the technicians of Petróleos Mexicanos and it is found at great depth. That is to say, it flowed from a reservoir, a pipeline or a geological fault,” announced José Luis Luege Tamargo, former director of the National Water Commission.

For its part, Marti Batreshead of government, explained that the water system of Mexico City (SACMEX) analyzed the liquid from the rest of the wells, where no harmful substances were found, thus confirming their normal operation. Furthermore, he said that the Alfonso XIII well had already undergone its cleaning process.

Furthermore, he said that in 80 percent of the houses visited by the capital’s authorities, there is no longer any odor in the water. He added that more than a thousand officials deployed actions in the territory, while two command posts were installed, located in Parque San Lorenzo and Parque Alfonso Esparza Oteo.