The Baja California Sur state legislature approved a resolution on May 10 demanding that the Los Cabos water utility stick to its own published rationing schedules and guarantee delivery to residents at least every 15 days.
The measure targets OOMSAPAS Los Cabos (Organismo Operador Municipal del Sistema de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento), the municipal agency responsible for drinking water, sewage, and sanitation. It names OOMSAPAS director Ramón Edgardo Rubio Apodaca directly.
Missed Deliveries Spark Legislative Action
Legislators said the resolution was prompted by repeated complaints gathered during visits to colonias in Cabo San Lucas. Residents reported that the utility routinely fails to deliver water on the dates listed in its official “tandeo” (rationing) calendar, leaving entire neighborhoods without service for extended periods.
For the resolution to be considered satisfied, OOMSAPAS must respect the rationing calendars it publishes, guarantee water delivery at least every 15 days in the hardest-hit areas of Cabo San Lucas, and implement distribution plans based on equity and universal access.
Lawmakers Push for Broader, Faster Relief
During the debate, a second legislator pushed to extend the order to colonies in La Paz that face similar shortages. Water scarcity is a statewide problem in Baja California Sur: according to federal data, 14 of the state’s 39 aquifers are overexploited, including those serving San José del Cabo and San Lucas.
A third lawmaker, Cristina Contreras Rebollo, called the proposal insufficient. She argued that OOMSAPAS Los Cabos should not only meet its existing schedule but increase the frequency of deliveries to better address the crisis.
A Long-Running Crisis
Water rationing in Los Cabos is not new. Some Cabo San Lucas neighborhoods, including El Pedregal, have dealt with limited supply for more than two decades. Rapid tourism development and population growth have outpaced infrastructure investment, and the region was already weighing additional rationing for San José del Cabo this summer to help support Cabo San Lucas.
The legislative resolution is non-binding. It carries political weight but does not compel OOMSAPAS to act. Residents who depend on the rationing schedule should continue checking the utility’s official announcements and maintain on-site water storage (tinaco and cisterna) as a buffer against missed deliveries.
The resolution was first reported by BCS Noticias on May 10.