Mulegé

Designing urban development plans for the cities in Mulegé municipality, particularly those included in the large-scale tourism project, “Mar de Cortés,” should be a top priority.  In Villa Alberto Alvarado Arámburo, Guerrero Negro, and Bahía Asunción, high immigration (4,000 agricultural day laborers are imported to work in produce-exporting companies annually) requires a land-use plan that can accommodate permanent residents from this population.  The municipal authority must strengthen the public safety system by training and equipping the police.[1]

As the North Pacific Region does not belong to the state electricity generating network[2], it is necessary to introduce new technologies, such as wind power, solar energy, and energy based on tides and water motion.[3]  With regard to drinking water, Comisión Federal de Electricidad studies point out that the water-bearing strata in the valley of El Vizcaíno are in the process of becoming exhausted.  It will be necessary to build modern desalinization plants with reverse osmosis technology and better collection systems.

On the public services front, the lack of adequate and sufficient sewer systems is evident, as is the need for a wastewater treatment plant.  Sewage often overflows through grates (a source of infection), and sewers open directly into the sea. There is also no sanitary landfill, though there is an open-air garbage dump. It is also necessary to define suitable areas for waste disposal from squid processing plants.