Mayor Luis Ernesto Munguía González will unveil the package on Wednesday, aiming to shore up the city’s water supply ahead of the peak dry season.
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.—Seeking to head off chronic shortages during the hottest months, Mayor Luis Ernesto Munguía González will present a sweeping portfolio of 11 water-infrastructure projects this Wednesday near the Seapal Vallarta utility headquarters at 9 a.m. The works—financed through a 10-year loan totaling 144 million 496 thousand 517.7 pesos—focus on increasing potable-water production, overhauling aging distribution lines and expanding wastewater capacity in fast-growing neighborhoods.
“We will be announcing the entire package of works for the production and supply of drinking water,” the mayor said, stressing that reliable service is “a priority” as reservoir levels fall across the region.
The most significant outlay—MXN 25 million—will fund the construction of three vertical galleries on the right bank of the Mascota River, plus interconnection piping to beef up output in the Northern Distribution Zone. The project is billed as Stage I of a longer-term expansion plan.
Reviving key wells
To tap deeper aquifers, Seapal crews will re-drill deep wells No. 38 and No. 19 in the municipal seat, injecting MXN 24.7 million into equipment upgrades and reinforced casings designed to extend each well’s lifespan by at least a decade.
Rapid residential growth in El Pitillal has overwhelmed existing pipes. Two linked projects—worth a combined MXN 13.9 million—will:
- Replace the 18-inch sub-collector and add a 10-inch main sewer in Villa de Guadalupe, and
- Extend the 10-inch sewer line serving Vista de la Bahía.
- El Coapinole will see the 10-inch and 16-inch drinking-water mains rehabilitated (MXN 5.95 million).
- A treated-water line in the Marina subdivision will be expanded (MXN 11.9 million).
- In Emiliano Zapata, the city will swap a 15-inch sub-collector for a 20-inch pipe and install a new main along Aquiles Serdán Street between Constitución and Camichín (MXN 11.7 million).
Strengthening Conchas Chinas storage
High-elevation Conchas Chinas—which routinely suffers low pressure—will benefit from a 1,000-liter tank overhaul (MXN 3.6 million) and a modernized sump station featuring three new pumps, telemetry for remote control and a reinforced drive line (MXN 15 million).
Finally, 152.6 linear meters of 54-inch reinforced-concrete pipe along the North Central Collector will be relined in-situ with a 40 mm polyester-fiber sleeve cured by water circulation. The trench-less method, budgeted at MXN 32.5 million, is expected to minimize neighborhood disruptions.
City hall secured the 10-year loan earlier this month; interest terms were not immediately disclosed. Officials say bidding on several projects is already underway, with ground-breaking on the Mascota River galleries and well re-drilling slated for early May.
The comprehensive plan arrives as Puerto Vallarta faces its third consecutive below-average rainy season. Seapal reports that demand now regularly outstrips supply by up to 15 percent on peak days—a gap the administration hopes to close before tourism surges this summer.
If completed on schedule, the works could add thousands of cubic meters of potable water per day, ease chronic pressure drops in hillside neighborhoods and reduce wastewater overflows in the city’s northeast. Residents will get their first look at detailed blueprints and timelines during Wednesday’s announcement, which city officials say will be livestreamed on municipal social channels for broader public scrutiny.
