Mérida has grown faster than its water infrastructure can keep up with, and the city's top water official is saying so plainly: more service cuts are possible. Francisco Torres, director of Japay — the Yucatán Water and Sewerage Board — acknowledged this week that the agency can no longer guarantee uninterrupted water service across the city. Speaking at the Centro de … [Read more...] about Mérida’s Water System Has Reached Its Limit, Japay Director Warns
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Dumping Soapy Water on Mérida Streets Can Cost You MX$50,000
Tossing the wash bucket onto the street has long been a fact of daily life in Yucatán. In Mérida and the neighboring municipality of Kanasín, authorities are now making clear that the habit carries a real financial sting. Both cities have ramped up enforcement through their Ecological Police units, warning residents and businesses that dumping washing machine discharge, … [Read more...] about Dumping Soapy Water on Mérida Streets Can Cost You MX$50,000