Back around 2000 to 2007, there was a serious drought in this entire area. The mangrove did not connect with the ocean for around 5+ years. The water level of the mangrove was so low that there was a beach below the cocodrilo current entrance. Up at Perula, the brush along the highway was non existant so you could see the ocean as you drove until the hill on the south end of the bay. La Manzanilla was much smaller then. As a visitor, I was unaware of the water problems of that time. However, weather patterns repeat and someday a similar drought could take place.
I built Puerta a La Playa on the beach in 2018. At that time, my builder advised that some day La Manzanilla would have to supplement its water supply with a line from Boca de Iguanas which supposedly has plentiful water.
I attended a meeting with the developers of the beach properties near Boca. Their intention was to run a water line from Boca along the beach to Imix. They installed the line but stopped it at El Gabacho restaurant. Everything north of El Gabacho is being served by water wells in Boca which took a partial load off of La Manzanilla water system.
La Manzanilla has grown much larger with more rental units, more pools, more restaurants and more visitors. I’m guessing the town has more than doubled its water usage since the last drought.
La Maanzanilla has been proactive in improving its infrastructure. But it is hard to keep up. We have been lucky to have concerned residents actively peruse solutions to the problems largely created by growth. I personally appreciate all of your efforts.
I would like to know if a) Boca has a sufficient water supply to supplement La Manzanilla and b) Is it a long term answer to our ground water supply.
EddieJ