The lack of transparency regarding the desalination plant construction project to be built in Rosarito Beach is causing concern among civil society.

The Tijuana Verde organization acknowledges that there is not enough public information about the project, which is expected to begin at the end of this year, according to federal and state authorities.

“What type of technology will be used, what capacity, how much will it cost, where will it be connected? I haven't seen all those types of details or they are unknown,” questioned Hernando Durán, director of the non-governmental group.

“We still don't know what it will be like. The only thing we know or are familiar with is its size and where it will be built. Beyond that, we have no details about where it will be connected, where the water will be delivered, or what volume it will handle,” added Engineer Durán.

Federal officials recently announced, during President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning press conference, that construction would begin in November and be completed by 2028.

"Kiko Vega's administration proposed a desalination plant. Bonilla's administration eliminated it, canceled it, and since then, nothing has been done," commented the director of the NGO affiliated with Tijuana Innovadora.

"There has been talk in the press that it will be built, the president, etc., but the problem is that this type of infrastructure takes four years to build."

This lack of information is especially worrying considering the increasingly critical water situation in the region and the lack of discussion about its environmental impact.

Durán Cabrera has been familiar with the water issues in Tijuana for decades and was director of the State Public Services Commission in this border city.

More recently, the head of the Ministry of Water, Víctor Amador, stated that construction is scheduled to begin in December.

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