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(Redirected from Rio Verde (Jalisco)) River in and San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Río Verde
Location
CountryMexico
StatesJalisco, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosí
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationRío Grande de Santiago

Río Verde (Spanish for "green river") is a river in central Mexico. It is a tributary of the Río Grande de Santiago. Its basin is mostly in the state of Jalisco, and extends into portions of Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosí.

Proposed dams

A National Water Commission project has proposed construction of two dams on the Río Verde: El Purgatorio and El Zapotillo.

El Purgatorio

El Purgatorio reservoir is proposed on the lower river, near its confluence with the Rio Grande de Santiago. It is intended to supply drinking water to the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. Construction of the dam began in 2011. The Jalisco communities of Temacapulín, Palmarejo, and Acasico, which would be permanently flooded by the reservoir, have opposed the project, delaying its completion with lawsuits. As of August 2021 the dam is not completed and work had not resumed.

El Zapotillo

The El Zapotillo dam site is further upstream on the Río Verde. It was originally intended to provide water for both Guadalajara and León, which lies immediately southeast of the Río Verde basin. Work on El Zapotillo dam was also suspended as of August 2021.

The locals, with help from environmental groups and the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, convinced the federal government to protect the three communities by limiting the dam's height to 80 meters (originally planned for 105 meters) and supply drinking water only to Guadalajara (not sending any water out of Jalisco to León).

The smaller dam was completed in 2024, which saved the three local villages from being flooded while still providing water to Guadalajara using the new El Salto–La Red–Calderón aqueduct.

See also

References

  1. "El Purgatorio reservoir". Business News Americas. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. Jayme-Torres, Gonzalo; Hansen, Anne (4 October 2017). "Nutrient loads in the river mouth of the Río Verde basin in Jalisco, Mexico: how to prevent eutrophication in the future reservoir?". Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25 (21): 20497–20509. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-0334-2. PMID 28980187. S2CID 4053291.
  3. ^ "Mexico mulls water solutions for Guanajuato". Business News Americas. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. "Spotlight: Can Mexico's El Zapotillo project be revived?". 31 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. Barnett, Tracy (11 November 2021). "Mexican Villagers Accept Compromise on El Zapotillo Megadam. With Conditions". Earth Island Journal. Earth Island Institute. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. "CMIC Jalisco demands greater investment from the federal government in infrastructure". Mexico Daily. Mexico Daily Post. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.


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