A Mexican official told producers that Mexico’s allotment of water might be in jeopardy in the upcoming future.
José Cervantes, Director of the Baja California Peninsula Delta of the National Water Commission, said even though Mexico obtained this year the 1.5 million acre-feet of water for 2017, the future has a complex perspective in case levels remain low in the Upper Colorado River.
“We are at the right moment in which institutions and users make agreements to use water in a more responsible way,” Cervantes said.
State Secretary of Agriculture Development Manuel Valladolid said the state has promoted a more efficient use of water for producers can get better yields.
Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food state delegate Guillermo Aldrete said the office has reduced the amount of fields with exceeding usage of water along with irrigation district officials and users.
The officials met recently with representatives of irrigation modules from irrigation district 014, Limited Liability Society members and authorities to address the issue and approve the cultivation list for agricultural year 2016-2017.
According to the list, 428,797 acres were green-lighted for irrigation through gravity, federal wells and private wells.
Wheat, cotton and alfalfa are the three main products to be harvested in the upcoming season.
Unemployment keeps decreasing
Baja California’s unemployment rate reached a new low record during July, said the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, known in Spanish as INEGI.
The Mexican agency reported an unemployment rate of 2.28 percent during last month in the state, lower than the 4.71 percent reported on July of 2015.
The state has 24 consecutive months of unemployment rate decrease and has now the lowest in northern Mexico and the fourth lowest nationwide.
State Secretary of Economic Development Carlo Bonfante said the rate is the lowest since Feb. 2008.
The state reported the highest unemployment rate in recent times during Nov. 2013 when it reached 5.9 percent.
Based on figures from the Mexican Institute of Social Security, or IMSS in Spanish, the secretary said the state has reported 40,236 new jobs during the January-July period.
This means state businesses have created 8.7 percent of all new jobs in Mexico.
Men indicted for robbery
Two men were indicted by a state judge Monday under charges of robbery, said the Attorney General’s office.
In a press release, authorities said the suspects were identified as Juan José “Doe” and Miguel Ángel “Doe”, no age reported.
Authorities said the suspects are linked to a robbery committed May 21 at a store located by State Highway 4 at Colonia Venustiano Carranza rural town in Mexicali Valley.
The suspects allegedly arrived at the store and brandished a firearm to take around 15,000 pesos or $833.
The suspects then fled on a vehicle, but were eventually arrested by police officers.
The judge gave detectives to months to close the investigation.
Woman caught on vehicle reported stolen
A woman was arrested Monday night while driving over the speed limit a Van that was reported stolen, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 9:45 p.m. police officers arrested Griselda “Doe,” 29, at Perimetral Deportiva Sur Street and Anáhuac Boulevard in southern Mexicali.
The woman was driving a white Chevrolet Van with Baja California plates.
Authorities said the suspect passed a stop sign.
The driver was nervous and was not able to provide officers documents to verify the vehicle’s property.
After requesting support from the emergency dispatching center police agents were able to determine the vehicle was reported stolen.
The woman was transported to the police headquarters.
