Politics · Mexico · 42 mins ago
Jalisco official resigns after scrutiny over large water concession
Salvador Zamora resigned as Jalisco’s secretary general on October 26, saying he would focus on political work ahead of an election process.
Public water records show that Zamora holds an agricultural permit for 90,000 cubic metres of groundwater a year in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, where he was mayor from 2018 to 2024.
The permit was granted in August 2022, while he was serving as mayor.
The volume is enough to fill 36 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
His resignation followed criticism over police actions at protests in Jalisco about poor-quality and unreliable water supplies.
At a protest outside the governor’s official residence on October 11, 39 people were detained, according to official reports, and Governor Pablo Lemus later acknowledged excessive use of force by police.
Jalisco’s Congress summoned Zamora and three other officials to explain the authorities’ response to the protest operation.
Salvador Zamora resigned as Jalisco’s government secretary after scrutiny over a large water concession registered in his name.
The concession permits the annual use of 90,000 cubic metres of groundwater for agricultural purposes in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga.
The volume is equivalent to enough water to fill 36 Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to El Universal.
Zamora had also faced criticism over police conduct at protests about poor-quality and insufficient water in Jalisco.
- Who
- Salvador Zamora Zamora, Jalisco’s former secretary general of government.
- What
- He resigned after scrutiny over an agricultural water concession registered in his name.
- When
- He announced his resignation on Sunday afternoon; the article was published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- The concession covers groundwater in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico.
- Why
- He said he would focus on tasks assigned by his political project ahead of the electoral process. The sources do not state that the concession was the reason for his resignation.
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A water concession for agricultural use was registered in Zamora’s name.
Protesters demonstrated outside the governor’s official residence over water shortages and poor quality; 39 people were detained, according to official reports.
Governor Pablo Lemus acknowledged that police had used excessive force during the operation.
Jalisco’s Congress summoned four security officials, including Zamora, to explain the authorities’ actions.
Zamora announced his resignation from the post of secretary general of government.
- Water concession
- 90,000 cubic metres per year
- Equivalent volume
- Enough to fill 36 Olympic-sized swimming pools
- Concession purpose
- Agricultural use
- Location
- Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco
- Concession registration
- August 2022
What people are saying
From now on, I will focus on the tasks entrusted to me by our political project ahead of the electoral process.