Walnut crop is drying up and leaving Jiménez without water

Published 2020년 10월 8일

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The article highlights the environmental and water crisis in the Mexican municipality of Jiménez, Chihuahua, caused by the cultivation of pecan nuts and other crops. The overexploitation of deep wells has led to the contamination of groundwater with arsenic and other toxic metals, making it unsafe for human consumption. The situation has resulted in a severe water shortage, with only 18 out of nearly 1,100 wells providing water for domestic use. The situation is further worsened by the drilling required to reach water at greater depths due to overexploitation. The Autonomous University of Chihuahua has identified high arsenic concentrations in Jiménez's water. The water scarcity and contamination are negatively impacting the environment and deterring potential investment in the area.

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ABRAHAM ZAMARRÓN. THE SUN OF PARRAL. With the collaboration of ALEJANDRO ROMERO. “El Oro Jimenense, among other crops, such as alfalfa and fodder corn, is causing havoc, experts consider. JIMÉNEZ, Chihuahua. The cultivation of the pecan nut is drying up and leaving the municipality of Jiménez without water, where 14,500 hectares of walnut are planted, which annually produce 25,000 tons of the fruit well valued in the world market; The water obtained from the ground is contaminated with arsenic and other metals, and is not suitable for human consumption. Arturo Rentería, a member of the Jimenense Civic Movement (MCJ), affirmed that to grow, a single nut requires between 60 and 100 liters of water for its development; "A stratospheric volume that reaches immeasurable magnitudes taking into account the annual production." The aquifer exploitation is such that from 1,200 deep wells, some of these illegal, up to 9,850 liters of water are extracted that are required to produce each ...

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