La Paz Mayor Milena Quiroga Romero told a national audience that her city now delivers water to more than 250,000 residents with 99% coverage, presenting the figures at the “Mayors Speaking With Mayors 2026” forum.
Quiroga detailed the “Más Agua para La Paz” program, which has added 341 liters per second to the municipal water network. Real-time monitoring now covers nearly 90% of the city’s wells through a system developed by OOMSAPAS (the municipal water and sewer utility), which automates well operations and tracks distribution through cameras and digital controls.
New Dam Planned for Long-Term Supply
The mayor said the water plan aligns with Mexico’s National Water Plan 2024-2030. That federal blueprint includes a new dam called “El Novillo” to secure long-term supply for La Paz, a desert city that depends heavily on aquifer extraction. Water scarcity has been a defining challenge for La Paz and the broader Baja California Sur peninsula, where growth in population and tourism has strained limited freshwater resources.
Earlier this year, Quiroga launched a public awareness campaign called “Taking Care of Water Is Taking Care of La Paz,” aimed at schools and public spaces. The city has also explored desalination and an aqueduct from El Carrizal as supplemental supply options.
Digital Government Gains Users
Quiroga also presented the city’s digital services push. The municipal app now has more than 87,000 active users and resolves 95% of reported issues, according to the mayor’s presentation. The app was first launched at a public event at the Pichilingue convention center.
A companion tool called “Visor Urbano” (Urban Viewer) logs 17,000 monthly consultations. It provides access to risk maps, water distribution data, and commercial permit information. Quiroga has previously said she plans to expand the Visor Urbano to include public water usage data, a move that could give residents and property owners greater transparency into consumption patterns.
For context, Quiroga noted in the past that only about 45% of La Paz property taxpayers are current on their payments, a gap the digital platform aims to close by simplifying online transactions.
The forum brought together mayors from across Mexico to share municipal best practices. Quiroga’s presentation offered the most detailed public accounting yet of La Paz’s water and digital infrastructure numbers, as reported by BCS Noticias.