WATER SUPPLY I

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The project includes: (i) Pozos Sur: a 30-unit well field located 15 km south of the city center and linked to the distribution system by a 1.22 m diameter conduit; (ii) Guadalupe: a surface water scheme which would draw water from the existing irrigation dam on Cuautitlan River at Guadalupe, and treat and transmit it to two service reservoirs; (iii) Cuautitlan: expansion of an existing well field located 35 km north of the city and a 1.83 m diameter conduit to convey the water to the metropolitan area; (iv) Los Reyes: a well field with a 1.83 m diameter conduit to the metropolitan area; (v) Apan: a well field with a 2.40 m diameter conduit to the metropolitan area and a second stage expansion of this field to be built after the Project is completed, with adequate transmission capacity provided for it under the first stage; (vi) Texcoco: a multipurpose scheme to produce groundwater for water supply, treat wastewater for agricultural and industrial use; provide treated wastewater for a 4,000 ha irrigation zone; extract industrial quality salt from saline waters; regulate surface waters; reclaim 6,000 ha of land through afforestation and develop a 500 ha urban zone; (vii) Social Public Works: Attached to each of the above sub-projects are certain public works.