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EMPAGUA supply versus demand, sources and bulk water

Dossier
Water for industry14-agua-industrial.md
Domain
Industrial water, wells and dischargesagua
Room
Energy/energia
Audited
Audited

EMPAGUA manages some 4.0 m³/s against metropolitan demand of about 6 m³/s, a deficit of about 1.8 m³/s (an EMPAGUA figure for 2020). The mix is about 58% groundwater and 42% surface water according to EMPAGUA's 2017 balance, against a historical split of roughly 50/50; the Xayá-Pixcayá transfer, with a design flow of 3.0 m³/s, brings water from Chimaltenango to the Lo de Coy plant. The municipalities of the Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur depend on 6 springs and 163 municipal wells (about 1.86 m³/s); the MGCS total runs around 7.55-7.94 m³/s, including some 1.55 m³/s from private wells. Bulk water (Pentagua, Magdalena del Mar and others) is sold wholesale to EMPAGUA and municipalities, and the model is available to large users as well, with no public prices.

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Figures

Oferta EMPAGUAEMPAGUA/MGCS
~4.0 m³/s2020
Demanda metropolitanaEMPAGUA/MGCS
~6 m³/s (déficit ~1.8 m³/s)2020
Mezcla subterránea / superficialEMPAGUA/MGCS
58% / 42%Balance 2017 de EMPAGUA
Caudal de diseño del trasvase Xayá-PixcayáEMPAGUA/MGCS
3.0 m³/sdiseño
Fuentes municipales MGCSEMPAGUA/MGCS
6 manantiales y 163 pozos (~1.86 m³/s)2024 (estrategia)
Total MGCS incluidos pozos privadosEMPAGUA/MGCS
7.55-7.94 m³/s (privados ~1.55 m³/s)2024 (estrategia)

Caveat

the bulk water price is not public

Sources

Organizations named in the answer

  • MGCSCited alongside EMPAGUA as the source for the figure of more than 2,000 wells in the Guatemala valley (dossier 14)Other
  • PentaguaBulk water: wholesale supply to EMPAGUA and municipalities; the model is also available to large usersSupplier
  • Magdalena del MarBulk water: wholesale supply to EMPAGUA and municipalities; the model is also available to large usersSupplier

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