654 Mdp Will Be Invested in Sonora River Remediation
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12 years after the spill that affected the Sonora River, authorities announced a new stage of environmental remediation with an investment of 654 million pesos. The works will start in September
The Secretary of the Environment, Alicia Bárcena, reported that 654 million pesos will be invested in the remediation of soils in the Sonora river basin, 12 years after the spillage of the Buenavista del Cobre mine from Grupo Mexico. During the presentation in Ures of the second stage of the program, which will begin in September, Bárcena noted that recent studies detected concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead and vanadium above the limits al…
The Secretary of the Environment, Alicia Bárcena, reported that 654 million pesos will be invested in the remediation of soils in the Sonora river basin. 12 years after the spill of the Buenavista del Cobre mine of Grupo México, reported, the soils of the basin have concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead and vanadium higher than the maximum limits for agricultural use. On 11 and 12 February, she explained, 31 soil and sediment samples were obt…
With an investment of 654 million pesos, the Government of Mexico and the Government of Sonora begin a new stage of attention to the inhabitants of the Sonora River, who after 12 years see a concrete response to one of the most felt social and environmental demands in the region, with the start of the remediation work promoted by Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño and President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Semarnat presented the second stage of environmental restoration
After a 12-year wait, the Mexican government and the government of Sonora announced an initial investment of 654 million pesos to begin soil and sediment remediation work in the Sonora River Basin. Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño, accompanied by the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, reported that the work will begin in September and that this first phase is scheduled to conclude by the end of 2026.
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