Dredging of the Las Salinas Lagoon

I tried to read the article. Granted, my translation skills are not perfect. But it seems to be saying -- in essence -- don't worry. This project will be completed on time and everything will be fine. There will be hoses hooked up to drain the lagoon into these holding ponds. There will be some temporary disruptions (!!) but everything will be fine and the project will be completed on schedule.

Notice the use of plastic sheeting to "protect" the land from the sludge they are going to extract. Granted, I'm no expert in the field, and maybe this IS how it's done, but it looks to me like they cut some corners to make it look like they're taking precautions they actually aren't taking correctly, because the toxic sludge is certainly going to seep into the ground and thus contaminate more land than it already has.

This was the government's response to the injunction by the environmental group ROGAZ, who just wants the government to do things correctly instead of causing even more problems. The municipal government is making this a political game instead of carrying out their due diligence and testing the sludge for contaminants (chemicals, toxins, heavy metals, etc) or carrying out an Environmental Impact Study which I believe would normally be required. But lawmakers in Mexico unfortunately seem to find it quite easy to ignore the laws they find inconvenient. For the sake of political expedience they are risking causing an even greater public health risk, and I agree with ROGAZ that this project deserves a more serious and professional approach than the local government is giving it.

The article doesn't mention the location of this 2 acre storage/drainage area and I can't tell from the photo.
Presumably it's in the Las Salinas area. Where, relative to the corner of Morelos and Cinco de Mayo?

First, thanks to those of you giving replies. Good discussion is always beneficial.

My next question is about the water treatment plants at Las Salinas. Have they been fixed? Is the problem solved? Or are we just going to put raw sewage back into the lagoon after it is dredged?

No, the sewage treatment plants aren't fixed. I don't think they are operating at all. The alleged "re-engineering" of one of the two plants is reportedly "60% done" in the first of three stages. Sounds like politico-speak to me. The plants aren't supposed to be operational until next March at the earliest. The dredging is supposed to done within 6 months.

But the reason for the amparo or injunction is because the government has presented no integrated plan or even an Environmental Impact Study. The Study should be the least thing they could do in order not to just waste the money they're spending.

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