Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The state of Quintana Roo is working with a Dutch company on the construction of a comprehensive centre. The centre, according to Governor Mara Lezama, will provide a long-term solution to sargassum management in northern Quintana Roo and wastewater treatment in the Cancun Hotel Zone.
Governor Lezama met with Wilfred Mohr, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Mexico, who also participated in the investment proposal. The proposal was for the construction of a Comprehensive Sanitation and Circular Economy Center with Dutch company Dutch CleanTech, which is being evaluated by a technical committee.
Dutch Clean Tech CEO Jacob Alexander Pielkenro, was presented with the state’s challenges. Both sides shared the cutting-edge technological approach that has positioned the Netherlands as a world leader in comprehensive solutions for water and ocean management.
The weekend meeting was held to form part of the technical evaluation and international cooperation process the State Government has promoted under a framework of transparency and sustainability.
The Quintana Roo Secretary of Ecology and Environment, Óscar Rébora, explained that the project was proposed to provide a comprehensive solution to two major environmental threats that endanger the economy of Quintana Roo, and Cancun in particular.
They incloude the massive arrival of sargassum and the cleanup of wastewater generated in the Cancun Hotel Zone.
He explained that the project includes monitoring, comprehensive management, collection and transportation of sargassum. It also includes the implementation of three wastewater treatment plants in the Cancun Hotel Zone, biodigestion of sargassum, organic waste, and pruning material and the production and marketing of biomethane (natural gas).
He says the Netherlands is one of the most advanced countries in water and ocean management. The proposed joint collaboration includes financing, design, construction and operation by a Dutch consortium comprised of Dutch CleanTech and Oceanus.
