About 90 palm trees will be placed on the median strip of the Los Poetas Avenue, where on Wednesday the first of them began to be planted as part of the "Reforestation of Palms", which includes the different avenues of the city and the waterfront, said Guillermo Salcedo director of the Municipal Utilities.

"The idea is to place around a 180 this year, it is about planting in the avenue of Los Poetas, whatever is missing on the Francisco Medina Ascencio avenue, as well as the Mexico Avenue and some on the boardwalk" noted the head of the Municipal Public Utilities, adding that it is a priority for the mayor of Puerto Vallarta, Ramón Guerrero Martinez, to perform reforestation on the main streets of the town.

This program is based on palm donation by the citizenry, and it corresponds to the area of Parks and Gardens to be in charge of transferring and planting palm trees, "the idea is that those who have palm trees that they don't need at home, we can move them and plant them, saving us about four thousand pesos per tree, which would mean only in the Los Poetas avenue, saving 360 thousand pesos "explained Guillermo Salcedo.

Antonio Arreola Perez made ​​a donation of about 140 palms, meanwhile Luis Grain gave 40 more palms, besides other citizens who have given one or two palms, whom the councilman Javier Pelayo, president of the Municipal Utility Commission, thanked for their support and confidence in this government.

"There are many people in Puerto Vallarta with a good heart and who want to see their harbor be pretty, so they help us with palm trees, and it is through teamwork and the confidence of the people that we are performing these jobs," emphasized the councilman.

[readon1 url="http://notivallarta.com/2013/08/15/plantaran-alrededor-de-90-palmeras-en-los-camellones-de-avenida-los-poetas/"]Source: NotiVallarta Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

In 2012, five hundred and fifty seven protected nests were recorded, and for this season 600 nests with about 60 thousand eggs are expected

The season of protection and conservation "Marine Turtle Puerto Vallarta 2013" is already underway, along seven months actions of patrol, inspection, verification and conservation of this species will be conducted in the entire territory of this municipality.

"From July 2013 to January 2014, nests and hatcheries will be relocated. What is relevant is that the tourism sector participates in this process of incubation and release. In 2012, five hundred and fifty seven protected nests were recorded, and for this season 600 nests with about 60 thousand eggs are expected, said Luis Fernando Gonzalez Guevara, director of Municipal Ecology.

Every night patrols are conducted for several kilometers of beach to locate the turtles that arrive to lay their eggs. The eggs are collected and taken to nurseries like the one of the municipality that is located on the Holiday Inn beach, where more than 180 new turtle eggs arrived last night; previously releases of the specie were made.

The tours are necessary to prevent people from harming or stealing the turtle eggs because, even though it is a federal crime, there are those who are willing to make that ecocide.

It is noteworthy that in the region, in late July, the first official release of hatchlings in the Nuevo Vallarta turtle camp was made, as part of the environmental education activities of the Blue Flag Certification Program that bears the Nuevo Vallarta Norte beach in this destination.

This beach, nonetheless the important tourist development that it has, has the highest number of arrivals historically recorded in the region. Some data of the National Sea Turtle Conservation Program of the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp) indicate that in 2012 there were 51 thousand olive ridley nests in the Mexican Pacific. Of which six thousand were within 14 miles of beaches of Nuevo Vallarta.

According to the biologist Adrian Maldonado, of the Instituto Tecnológico de Bahía de Banderas (ITBB), the studies conducted with a group of his students, locate Nuevo Vallarta in number of arrivals over other camps in less developed areas such as the beach El Naranjo, near Peñita de Jaltemba.

The historical data analysis to ten years indicates that sea turtles placed an average of 250 nests per year per kilometer in Nuevo Vallarta. In 2007 alone, six thousand ridley came to that place.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/08/15/en-marcha-epoca-de-desove-y-liberacion-de-tortugas-aqui"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

The breathalyzer operation to private motorists and those of the public service continues to yield excellent results and though each week cases of favoritism are presented, the sub commander of Roads, Juan Manuel Villalvazo Becerra, who is in charge of the device, does not allow this kind of practice.

Constantly people come to the check point module who claim to be relatives of city and state officials, but to no avail because the test is made ​​to all of them equally and if it comes out positive, they are detained with all and their influence they claim to have.

This weekend a former city official was arrested for refusing to submit to a breath test, who claimed to have a lot of influence with the authorities; while a professor, tried to evade arrest by saying that he is one of the teachers that certify police in their high school studies, but was arrested anyway, and to regain their freedom both had to pay a fine.

As for the number of tests performed this weekend, there were 108 of which 49 tested positive, 3 were women and 46 men; there were also 39 confiscated vehicles, a taxi, a Federal Public Service truck and a motorcycle. Of those arrested 39 paid right away to regain their immediate release, while 10 were sent to the cells of the Preventive Police.

It should be noted that the practice of BAC for drivers is becoming increasingly accepted by many citizens, who when approached by road agents show their full availability to have the test performed on them, as they have found that auto accident rates have significantly lowered in the weekends.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/08/13/el-operativo-alcoholimetro-no-permite-influyentisimo"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

• The Governor of Jalisco inaugurated the training for the Fuerza Única of the state

(Guadalajara).-The security personnel of Jalisco will have an equal salary to the federal corporations, said the state governor Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz at the start of the training stage the consolidation of the Fuerza Única of Jalisco.

Sandoval Diaz reiterated that this strategy will strengthen the capacity of the authorities to ensure safety, as he stressed that he will not allow organized crime in the streets and its continued sowing of fear in the citizenship.

The president inaugurated the work of the Urban Tactical Operations Diploma that will start with the preparation of 450 elements that will make up the group of Fuerza Única Metropolitana with personnel assigned to the state police, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonala, Tlajomulco and El Salto:

"Training has as an essential objective to strengthen the service for the public and maintain the confidence as well as to slowly alleviate the fear, as we will not allow it to invade us just for a few criminals who are, many of them, organized", he explained.

During 155 hours, the police will receive physical training, self defense, close combat fundamentals to develop speed, control of space, elimination of threat, control of the self and of the situation, knowledge of weapons, planning missions, individual reaction and reaction in ambushes, among other topics.

After the preparation of the Fuerza Única Metropolitana the one relative to the Fuerza Única Regional will begin, in which it is intended to involve more than a thousand cops from all the municipalities within the state, as well as elements of the state police with the Rural Operations Diploma.

In late November the training of all of the elements will conclude, in order to operationalize the new security scheme before the end of the year.

The event was also attended by Luis Carlos Nájera, head of the Attorney General of Jalisco.

assigned to the state police, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonala, Tlajomulco and El Salto.

[readon1 url="http://www.lajornadajalisco.com.mx/2013/08/05/policias-tendran-mejor-salario-en-dos-anos-aristoteles/"]Source: La Jornada Jalisco Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

Reports the prestigious Lonely Planet guide

Americans are more likely to be victims of violence within the home towns of their country as tourists than in Mexico, said today the tourist guide publisher Lonely Planet.

In an article posted on its official blog, the editor has Indicated That there is "statistical evidence" that "Americans are less likely to face violence in Mexico than at home, especially when it comes to the most popular destinations" of that country.

Lonely Planet has cited as an example that, according to data from Stanford University, in downtown Disney World, Florida, there were 7.5 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2010, while Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, had rates of 1.83 and 5.9, respectively.

The publication added that tourist destinations in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica, have "much higher" rates of homicide: 36, 42 and 52 per 100 thousand inhabitants, respectively.

The U.S. government maintains a travel warning to various regions of Mexico for its citizens.

However, statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cited by Lonely Planet, indicate that in the United States there were committed 4.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2010.

According to the State Department, about 120 of the 5.7 million Americans who visited Mexico in 2012 were killed, representing a rate of 2.1 homicides per 100 thousand visitors.

Regardless of whether they were related to the drug trade, the homicide rate for Americans in Mexico is less than half of the national rate of the United States, said the tourist editor.

In regards to the residents of Texas, Lonely Planet has argued that they are twice as safe in Mexico than in their own state and in the case of Houston, residents are three times safer in Mexico than in their own city .

"Given the numbers, it might be appropriate for Texans to ignore the warnings of their Department of Public Safety against traveling to Mexico," says Lonely Planet. Five out of every 100 thousand residents of Texas were killed in 2010, according to the FBI.

Houston was that year the most violent city with 143 murders (6.8 per 100 thousand inhabitants), more than three times the homicide rate of Americans in Mexico.

THE HIGHLIGHT:

In regards to the residents of Texas, Lonely Planet has argued that they are twice as safe in Mexico than in their own state.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/08/05/corren-estadounidenses-mas-riesgos-en-los-eu-que-aqui"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

• The mayor of La Huerta seeks to avoid jostling with tourism entrepreneurs in Tenacatita

Analy S. Nuño. - Over the next five years, the private sector will invest more than 21 billion pesos in projects channeled to detonate tourism in Costalegre, announced the industry secretary, Enrique Ramos Flores, during the installation of the State Tourism Council, where the governor Aristóteles Sandoval also took advantage to highlight the "unprecedented" investment of 40 million dollars to implement a uniform signage system throughout the metropolitan area of ​​Guadalajara.

During the swearing in of members of the Council at the new headquarters of the Convention and the Visitors Bureau of Guadalajara, the Jalisco state official said that it has become a major tourist destination, which is reflected in the national ranking that places it in first place in regards to the number of accommodation facilities, in third place in arrivals of flights and passengers and in the same position in regards to occupied rooms and staying tourists.

He said that also the available infrastructure in the metropolitan area, such as the facilities of the Expo Guadalajara, place the entity as a national leader in business tourism.

Therefore, state policy on tourism seeks to overcome this growth by supporting cross-sector actions such as diversifying the tourism offer.

"We are very interested in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara as consolidated destinations, but we are not less interested in the Magical Towns, populations of the Valles area, of the zona Norte, Los Altos, Lake Chapala, Costalegre and many more that we have been visiting in search of incorporating attractions", he explained.

In this vein, he said that among the projects that boost tourism in Costalegre, which represent one of the areas of most investment-, stands out the revival of tourism infrastructure projects in Tamarindo beaches and Las Alamandas, which is already investing in property.

Meanwhile, after reproaching the lack of attention of past governments towards the tourism industry, the governor Aristóteles Sandoval Diaz promised to the entrepreneurs of Jalisco that his government will act as a coordinator to facilitate security and infrastructure development, so that the private sector takes care of promoting and investing in tourism development.
After taking oath to the Council members, the state governor announced an investment of 40 million dollars to implement a uniform signage system throughout the Metropolitan Area of ​​Guadalajara (MAG) to guide tourists and improve the image of the city.

"We will have an accredited signage, for the first time there will be an order where tourists can come and see the map of Guadalajara as well as Tonalá and find a completely homogeneous symbology. Today the symbology of museums or restaurants is different in the metropolitan area. Efforts have been isolated. Today we're serious, we are making a thorough effort and we are going to invest in this area in which I believe, we are going to bet, because this will trigger employment, development, benefits, wealth, because it is a noble branch, but it is a branch where the government has not payed enough attention to, "he explained.

In the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Committee there was the presence of the Trust Chairman of the MAG Tourism, Enrique Valcárcel Blanco, the president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Guadalajara, Wolstein Carlos Gonzalez, and the Secretary of Culture, Myriam Vachez Plagnol.

The investors are willing to leave the beaches open, says the mayor

Tenacatita Bay, La Huerta, July 31. - The reopening of the beach of Tenacatita in the municipality of La Huerta, looking to invest in order to detonate tourism development hand in hand with the private sector, limiting the space for each type of public, according to the mayor, Jesús Julian de Niz Sanchez. He said that the model will be replicated in at least five other beaches in the region of Costalegre.

In the case of the beaches of Tenacatita and Divisadero of Tenacatita, the municipality of La Huerta received from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), in April of 2012, the concession of 294 thousand 126.46 square meters of federal maritime-terrestrial area including land reclaimed from the sea for the exclusive purpose of "recreational use, public beach and boardwalk".

However, this does not mean that the doors will close to investments in the bay for tourism projects.

"The award was given for the concept of free recreational beach and waterfront, because behind it (the reopening of Tenacatita) there is a project to try to develop something touristic and balanced," said the mayor.

"It is changing the mindset of the investor, because before we were in constant haggling, now they are in the disposition to leave a part of the beach as public, that is, to develop to have their very exclusive visitors, but also to leave an area so that the poorest people can come. "

He said that the current state administration has conducted two meetings, one in San Sebastian del Oeste and another in Chamela, with members of the Association of Employers of Costalegre, who have shown interest around leveraging the tourism potential of the region.

Julian de Niz Jesus Sanchez adds that the head of the Ministry of Tourism, Enrique Ramos Flores, and other state government officials have made ​​known in broad outline, the projects that are expected to be developed in the area, so that together they can define these resorts before the end of the municipal administration.

According to information available to the municipality, the developers are interested in building or extending such exclusive resorts on the beaches of Tenacatita, Punta Pérula, Chamela, Careyes, El Tamarindo and Las Alamandas. The latter two are already considered visiting sites of the international elite.

One of the examples of tourist investments on the coast of Jalisco exclusively for the public is El Tamarindo, dating from 1994, built on 2 thousand and 40 acres, which has a golf course with 18 holes in championship style and 29 villas with private pools.

The resort has been visited by the likes of the son of Prince Charles of England, who celebrated his birthday on that beach, and the former President Vicente Fox, who has also come on repeated occasions.

In the area of Chamela, a luxury project called Sapphire is authorized. Also, the SEMARNAT had given the green light to the Environmental Impact Statement of Marina Careyes, in the beach of Careyitos, which aims to dredge the estuary and to facilitate the boarding of luxury yachts.

This project is stopped because it does not ensure the protection of the mangroves, species of flora protected under Mexican law.

"There are several projects, they (the investors) brought a development called La Tambora, that was stopped and now comes another project called Sapphire, but this one is well consented among other entrepreneurs who seek to develop with the environmentalists, that was the issue that was in conflict and was stopping these investments, "said De Niz Sanchez.

Besides these projects, it is expected that the consortium Louis Vuitton builds a tourism development in the coast of Tomatlán, which involves the construction of a golf course, villas and a hotel.

In this sense, the mayor commented that there is a governmental approximation to the firm, which has expressed interest in managing the airstrip that was built in the previous state administration, but which has not been put to work.

With respect to the mayor of La Huerta, the investors interested in detonating the exclusive developments in Costalegre have asked to expedite the completion of the airport, to continue the expansion of the road between Puerto Vallarta and Cihuatlán and to make a strong promotion with national and international airlines to attract tourism.

[readon1 url="http://www.lajornadajalisco.com.mx/2013/08/01/en-5-anos-la-ip-invertira-mas-de-21-mil-mdp-en-proyectos-turisticos-de-costalegre/"]Source: La Jornada Jalisco Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

In a regular session, the full City Council approved the adherence of the municipality as the executing agency of the program: Financing Schemes and Federal Housing Allowance named 'This is your house', which is implemented by the federal government, to which Puerto Vallarta could allocate resources for up to three million pesos for the establishment of a guarantee fund of first losses in favor of more than 100 families, and will have the possibility of distributing greater benefits to this and other programs that will ensure more assets to the people who least have them.

The mayor, Ramon Guerrero Martinez, explained that the approval of this financial ceiling, gives the town a legal instrument for greater management skills and the ability to qualify for the three types of support that make up this scheme and which seek to benefit a greater number of families around Puerto Vallarta.

The mayor explained that this program involves three levels of action, the first, the acquisition of land and the construction of houses for those without property, the second backup for home improvement and finally, regularization of colonies.

The mayor pointed out that schemes such as this one, strengthen the work that in matters of social justice are produced by this government in favor of the most needy families, and also demonstrates that during this municipal administration, there will be no skimping of support or resources for families who need it the most. "It is one issue that remains for the people who have been forgotten by the government and never have been given the opportunities or the conditions that need to be generated by the municipality for a heritage and a better life for themselves and their families."

It is noteworthy that these financing schemes, will be under the responsibility of the Institute of Housing of the Social Development Division.

Another point that was approved in this regular meeting refers to the expenditure of up to 14 thousand 700 pesos for the previously approved fund in the agreement 0157/2013 for the temporary relocation of two more families that are settled in a high risk area and which add to the 10 families that were already supported from a few weeks ago through this resource.

It should be noted that at the beginning of this session, the City Council fully observed a minute of silence in memory of the Vice Admiral of the General Corps who was certified by the Military Staff, Carlos Miguel Salazar Ramonet, commander of the Eighth Naval District, who lost his life on Sunday during the unfortunate events that occurred against a naval command in the municipality of Churintzio, Michoacán.

In this framework, Guerrero Martínez recognized once again the commitment and work than in benefit of Puerto Vallarta and of Mexico always kept the Vice Admiral, and showed the solidarity of the people of Vallarta towards the family of who was a great ally of this city.

[readon1 url="http://notivallarta.com/2013/07/31/aprueban-adhesion-de-vallarta-al-programa-de-subsidio-federal-de-vivienda/"]Source: NotiVallarta Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

A total of 15 thousand 829 candidates were admitted to pursue a degree in the next calendar 2013-B of the University of Guadalajara, where new students will begin classes on Monday, August 22, 2013 at the 15 campuses and the Virtual University System of the University of Guadalajara, in the metropolitan area of ​​Guadalajara and in the various regional centers of the state of Jalisco.

In the Centro Universitario de la Costa, a total of 907 students were admitted, as reported by the Prof. Gloria Angelica Hernandez Obledo, Administrative Secretary. The bachelor with the greatest demand was of Surgeon and Obstetrician with 365 applicants, and the bachelor with the highest number of students was in law. The careers with the lowest demand, were Bachelor of Visual Arts for Artistic Expression with 26 candidates and Telematics Engineering with 28 candidates.

This time unfortunately 25 thousand 832 applicants were rejected, this being 38% percent of the 41 thousand 661 applicants who tried to occupy a space at the University of Guadalajara, where in the University Center of the Coast, 46% percent of a total of 1963 students were admitted, rejecting 1056 applicants.

In comparison to the last school term 2012-B, 859 were admitted, increasing by 66 students in this calendar 2013-B, which represents an increase of nearly 10% percent in this university college of Puerto Vallarta.

For the students who were rejected at the University Center of the Coast there are 47 places available between the careers of Bachelor of Visual Arts for Artistic Expression, Bachelor of Biology, Bachelor of Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Multimedia and Communication, and Telematics Engineering, where if a candidate is interested in joining one of these careers, he should go to the School Coordination Control for making such change, having as limit until Wednesday July 24, 2013.

The accepted students must be present on Tuesday, July 23 at the Auditorio Juan Luis Cifuentes Lemus at 8:00 am, having downloaded their itinerary from the webpage www.cuc.udg.mx.

[readon1 url="http://notivallarta.com/2013/07/23/mas-de-15-mil-nuevos-estudiantes-admitidos-en-la-udeg/"]Source: NotiVallarta Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

A growing share of Latinos in the U.S. are getting their news in English.

New released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center show that 82 percent of Latino adults, up from 78 percent in 2006, use some form of English-language news media.

At the same time, fewer Latino adults — now at 68 percent, down from 78 percent in 2006 — are consuming news from Spanish-language TV, print, radio and online outlets.

The trends, researchers say, are the result of changing demographics within the Latino community. The Pew report attributes the shift to four demographic trends:

Immigration has been on the decline. Fifty-one percent of Latino adults today are foreign-born. That's down from 55 percent in 2006.

Latino immigrants on average have spent two decades in the U.S. That's up from an average of 16 years in 2000.

A growing majority of Latinos, now at 59 percent, speak English well.That's up from 54 percent in 2006.

More American-born, English-speaking Latinos are becoming adult media consumers at a rate of about 800,000 per year.

Almost a third of Latinos get their news in English only. That's up from 22 percent in 2006. The share of Spanish-only news consumers is down to 18 percent. (You can get more into the numbers in .)

For Spanish-language media, though, it's not all bad news. The report points out that while there is a lower share of Latinos consuming Spanish-language media, there are now a record number of Latinos, 35 million, who speak Spanish at home.

[readon1 url="http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/23/204934079/more-latinos-read-all-about-it-in-english"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

Brickmakers in Puerto Vallarta will access a program of training and assisted auto-construction which will help them improve their standard of life through the program Self-Employment Production Center (CPA) that is handled by Cementos Mexicanos (Cemex), announced the Councillor Mendoza Susana Carreño.

"The mayor met with officials of Cementos Mexicanos and commissioned me to assemble the brick-makers so that they become part of a program that seeks to boost the self-guided auto-construction and the creation of social enterprises which improve the situation and household income, of both the producers and the people living in extreme poverty " explained the councilwoman Mendoza Carreño.

The aim of this center is to potentiate and generate self-employment skills, collective work and provide tools for self-sufficiency for low-income families. It is important to note that this program has been developed in different parts of Mexico such as Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Oaxaca, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, Michoacan, San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo, for which at this time the mayor Ramón Guerrero is looking to deploy it in Puerto Vallarta, with people who already know about the subject such as the brick-makers.

"It allows families to have more income and have more people who can produce basic materials for construction, and now that we have the program "Casa Digna" that was driven (by the mayor Ramon Guerrero Martinez), we require brick, block, paving stone, and they can do it and we can use it in the colonies, this is what it is about, "added the councilor.

After the meeting with the gentlemen Julio Alberto Rizo Rocha, Ernesto Munoz and Juan Carlos Moran Ortega, who represent the brick-makers that will be part of this program, it is expected that by the end of July there will be a visit to a Self-Employment Productive Center, and that for the month of August the first jobs in this city begin.

THE HIGHLIGHT:

The aim of this center is to potentiate and generate self-employment skills, collective work and provide tools for self-sufficiency for low-income families.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/07/19/ayuntamiento-impulsara-el-autoempleo-en-el-municipio"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

July 17, 2013 * The three works of the federal presidential term where the municipality of Puerto Vallarta will be directly benefited are: expansion of the bypass road, the Jala-Puerto Vallarta highway and the Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta highway. There is no specific amount but it is the projection of the federal government in this administration.

By Lorena Moguel

NoticiasPV.com

According to information from the Federal Government, the construction in Jalisco of eight highway projects is confirmed, where one of the more benefited towns will be precisely Puerto Vallarta by confirming the construction of the highway Jala to Vallarta, Manzanillo to Vallarta and the bypass road in this tourist destination.

Although the amount is not specified, it is a fact that from the eight works of this administration, Puerto Vallarta will be benefited, besides of projects that are independent of this one.

This is what was confirmed by the director of the Jalisco Center of the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, Bernardo Gutierrez Navarro, who said that there is no specific amount of how much the eight works will represent, but they will certainly be a reality.

"The projects will be on the highway that goes to Guadalajara jala to Vallarta, the bypass of Puerto Vallarta, the highway from Vallarta to Manzanillo and the 19 kilometers that are left from Manzanillo to Guadalajara, in other words I have quickly turned around by the coast, have I not? these are four works."

"The highway subject of Los Altos -he said- is basically the highway from Leon to Lagos de Moreno, a widening to four lanes and the bypasses or macro-bypasses of Guadalajara, which is also important and the expansion to four lanes of the Ameca-Arenal intersection of the Route 15 ".

For now, it is already a fact that the projections of federal development in Puerto Vallarta are contemplated.

[readon1 url="http://www.noticiaspv.com/anuncia-la-federacion-tres-de-ocho-obras-jalisco-beneficio-de-pv/"]Source: NOTICIASPV.COM Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]

July 9, 2013 * César Abarca, director of the parastatal, congratulated all the staff working in the PTAR II, he said that this is the result of good teamwork. Keeping this working momentum will be the big challenge for the organization, and this should be the first prize of many for Seapal during this administration: Cesar Abarca.

After Seapal Vallarta was awarded with one of the first places of the National Award PISAPyS, which was granted to the proposal entitled "Air Diffusion System in Convection Bioreactors (SDARBC)", the Director of the Agency, César Gutiérrez, met with staff working in the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Zona Norte II with the intent to inform and congratulate them for such achievement.

The owner of the parastatal applauded the work of the staff and their distinctive achievement, he said that he was motivated and flattered by working alongside capable people, he also emphasized the work of Hugo Rojas Silva, Head of the Department of Planning, who created the executive project and Rigoberto Velazquez Navarro, Head of the Department of Sanitation, author and project leader, "they dared to break the mold, it's up to us today, to enjoy this recognition for this good work."

In that area, Velazquez Navarro said that it was a pleasant surprise to receive this news and was grateful for the confidence that the parastatal managers gave him, he considered this fact essential to achieve this award for technological innovation.

Likewise, he explained that with the winning proposal the biological oxidation ditches in the North II Wastewater Treatment Plant are being rehabilitated, with the advantages that you do not need people from other organisms for its operation and only national materials are used.

He also recalled that in the analyzes that have been done of the project, the efficiency of the system is demonstrated compared to the previous, besides getting treated wastewater with better quality, which can be used for irrigation by direct contact.

The Organizing Committee reported that it will prepare a series of follow-up activities with the winners for the purposes of reinforcement and feedback, among which include the official awards during the week of the XXVII Annual Convention and Expo of the National Association of Water and Sanitation of Mexico (ANEAS) in Acapulco, Guerrero.

[readon1 url="http://www.noticiaspv.com/reconoce-seapal-ganadores-del-proyecto-la-innovacion-tecnologica/"]Source: NOTICIASPV.COM Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]