Oil Spill in Tabasco Leaves 200,000 without Water
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Social
Water service was suspended for more than 77,000 people on Monday April 13th, after it was discovered that holding tanks at a water treatment plant had been contaminated by an oil spill originating from a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil line from the "Agave 32" petrochemical complex on the outskirts of the municipalities of Jalapa and Teapa
The spill was detected after citizens of Río Teapa complained of a foul petrolium smell along the Villahermosa-Jalapa highway, near the Pemex complex.
The spill affected farms and pastures in a 60 kilometer perimeteraround the spot of the spill, extending across the communities of Puyacatengo Norte, Emiliano Zapata, and Huasteca. The Teapa river, which flows through three municipalities, was also contaminated.
The spill sent workers with the state-owned oil company scrambling to limit damage, and four of Villahermosa's water treatment plants were shut down as a precaution.
The Tabasco state government said Tuesday that it will temporarily supply water using 13 tanker trucks.
Source: The Yucatan Times
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