Puerto Peñasco Water Desalination Facility

[Landshark]

Has anyone heard of plans to construct a desalination plant? From what I read it's only a matter of time before the aquifer that feeds the wells is depleted. Time to get back to basics, without water everything stops.
http://www.ustda.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/LAC/Mexico/MexicoConferenceOpening_022708.pdf
"The Municipality of Puerto Peñasco obtains its water supply from 11 deep water wells located
within the Sonoyta River watershed. Current recharge and extraction data indicates an
overexploitation of groundwater resources in the region, in which only 8 of the 11 water wells are currently operational. The Municipality also reports critical water loss (60%) along the water conveyance system due to leaks that originate from a nearly 40-year old pipeline. Given these conditions, and the limited water resource options available, a water desalination facility has been proposed to meet the community’s needs and support continued economic growth. A $369,325 USTDA grant will be used to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed facility."

 

[playaperro]

Has anyone heard of plans to construct a desalination plant? From what I read it's only a matter of time before the aquifer that feeds the wells is depleted. Time to get back to basics, without water everything stops.
http://www.ustda.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/LAC/Mexico/MexicoConferenceOpening_022708.pdf
"The Municipality of Puerto Peñasco obtains its water supply f
rom 11 deep water wells located
within the Sonoyta River watershed. Current recharge and extraction data indicates an
overexploitation of groundwater resources in the region, in which only 8 of the 11 water wells are currently operational. The Municipality also reports critical water loss (60%) along the water conveyance system due to leaks that originate from a nearly 40-year old pipeline. Given these conditions, and the limited water resource options available, a water desalination facility has been proposed to meet the community’s needs and support continued economic growth. A $369,325 USTDA grant will be used to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed facility."

Out dated study.
We have 2 more new wells, don't know how many that makes.
New pipe going in for homeport first pic.
Read all about the progress the city is making https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oomapas-Puerto-Peñasco/298752320236739
Where are you hearing these rumors?

 

[Landshark]

The above quote was from a 2008 study, http://www.ustda.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/LAC/Mexico/MexicoConferenceOpening_022708.pdf. Basically it said the aquifer that the wells draw from, fed by the Sonoyta River watershed, is being depleted of water at a rate faster than it is being replenished by rainfall. Drilling new wells isn't the answer, it just makes matters worse.
From a 2012 study...
http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/sarp/pdf/Ch3_PuertoPenasco.pdf
"Due to the severe overdraft in area aquifers, it is not possible for the municipality to simply drill more wells and extract more groundwater to meet the growing water demands. Instead, these demands will have to be met by alternative management strategies that focus on supply side (desalination) and/or demand side management (repairing pipes, limiting usage)."