Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Profepa investigates spill of sewage to the El Salado estuary in Puerto Vallarta

The Procuraduría de Protección al Ambiente (Profepa) is investigating the a recent sewage spill at El Salado in Puerto Vallarta.

On Saturday afternoon, personnel from the federal agency went to the protected natural area in Puerto Vallarta to verify the discharge of wastewater, presumably at the hands of the local water company, Seapal Vallarta.

At the site, Profepa inspectors supervised the discharge area, as well as the channels and areas surrounding El Salado, as well as the mangrove area where black water started to flow since last week, including the area of ​​the . . .

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