Water Supply

The Guacerique River, a major tributary supplying the Los Laureles Dam reservoir, has dramatically diminished due to severe drought, raising concerns about water availability for residents across the region.

Trash and construction waste accumulating near the Los Laureles reservoir on the Guacerique River, which supplies water to Honduras's capital, are raising concerns about contamination if rains carry the debris into drainage and waterways.

The Central American bank approved financing for the Quiebra Montes dam project, which will increase water supply to 190,000 residents of Tegucigalpa, reduce dry-season rationing from once every nine days to every three days, and save the government about 21 million lempiras annually in electricity costs.

San Pedro Sula produces 80 million cubic meters of water annually, with 65% drawn from aquifers as surface sources dwindle; waste and unmeasured consumption threaten the city's long-term supply.

Tegucigalpa's San José Reservoir, a key water-supply project for the capital's Kennedy neighborhood and surrounding areas serving roughly 350,000 residents, is 46% built and expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2028, officials said.

Residents of the Tres Caminos neighborhood in Tegucigalpa reported that a drinking-water main broke on Wednesday afternoon and remained unrepaired after more than 12 hours, with the municipal water authority saying no crew was available to respond despite the waste amid citywide rationing.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government is drilling and rehabilitating wells to address declining reservoir levels, evaluating 41 existing wells and 33 new sites with the goal of creating over 70 water sources that could each produce 80–120 gallons per minute and serve roughly 1,000 families daily.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government found two water veins at approximately 110 feet depth in the Nave Carías sector, with preliminary estimates suggesting 100–110 gallons per minute that could supply about 10 tanker trucks daily to over 300 families amid the city's ongoing water crisis.

The Infrastructure Ministry officially took over the El Tablón multipurpose project from the national utility, which aims to generate electricity, supply water, and control flooding while ensuring continuity of technical, administrative, and contracting work.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government will begin drilling six new wells to boost drinking-water supply amid a water shortage affecting the capital's main reservoirs, while negotiating with private well owners to add four more wells to emergency distribution.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government is evaluating 41 existing wells and planning to drill 33 new ones in hopes of reaching about 70 functioning wells to help meet the city's water demand.

Capital authorities are considering lengthening water rationing in Tegucigalpa to 9 days as the city faces ongoing supply constraints.

The San José Dam, Tegucigalpa's first major water-infrastructure project in three decades, has resumed work after a 17-month halt and is now 46% complete; city officials plan to finish by 2028 to help ease chronic water shortages in the capital.

Tegucigalpa faces a water deficit of roughly 100 million cubic meters, and officials say the planned San José dam, though helpful, will not meet the capital's growing demand; authorities are contracting private wells and studying water transfers from other regions.

The mayor of Tegucigalpa warned that a permanent solution to the capital's water shortage will not arrive before 2028, signaling a prolonged crisis in the city's water supply.

Manuel Amador, president of the Water Boards, warns that the capital has a 100-million-cubic-meter water shortfall; he argues the proposed San José de Jacaleapa dam would add only 8 million cubic meters while over 200 neighborhoods lack piped water and 40% of users receive irregular service.

Carlos Hernández, a former SANAA engineer, warns that Tegucigalpa's water output will likely be reduced to sustain supply through September amid ongoing shortage concerns.

Tegucigalpa loses 40–45% of its water supply to deteriorating pipes as the capital's 35-year-old system struggles to serve two million people; the municipality is pursuing $155 million in repairs and a new dam expected to open in early 2028.

Tegucigalpa's water utility UMAPS set up WhatsApp lines (9408-3544 and 9398-7054) for residents to report leaks and water waste, as the capital faces a daily shortfall of 69,000 cubic meters and nearly half the water supplied never reaches homes due to system failures.

Residents of Honduras's capital pay an average of L37 (about $1.48) per month for water service, a rate the public utility says is too low to fund infrastructure upgrades needed to improve supply and reduce service interruptions.

Tegucigalpa's water authority reported that aging, broken pipes lose between 40 and 45 percent of the capital's water supply daily, leaving residents with only 90,000 of the 250,000 cubic meters needed, and warned that the two main reservoirs may reach critical levels by August or September without adequate rainfall.

UMAPS clarified that it does not charge for potable water distributed by its tanker trucks during the ongoing water shortage in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, and urged residents to report anyone demanding unauthorized payments.

The Municipal Water and Sanitation Agency (UMAPS) has published a distribution schedule for Tegucigalpa limiting potable water delivery to one day per week per sector, with specific times varying by neighborhood from July 1–5.

The National Congress authorized three contracts to build and supervise water-supply infrastructure in Comayagüela (Tegucigalpa) and Apacilagua (Choluteca), with funding assured through 2026 and beyond.

The UMAPS water authority says work has resumed on the San José Dam under Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya's administration, and officials assert that if operational it would add over 40% to the city's water storage capacity.

Tegucigalpa's water authority plans to distribute water for 12 hours on four days each month, with water trucks supplying high-altitude areas where pipes cannot reach.

Officials from Honduras and Japan met at the presidential palace to discuss improving drinking water supply to the Central District and advancing a planned bypass road in Puerto Cortés, as part of broader cooperation on infrastructure and development.

The two main reservoirs supplying Tegucigalpa, Los Laureles and La Concepción, have fallen to 41.3% and 39% capacity respectively, prompting authorities to maintain a high-risk water alert and urge residents to conserve.

Tegucigalpa's Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya presented municipal measures to address the capital's water shortage at a national civil engineering conference on Wednesday.

Tegucigalpa's water authority warned that even at full capacity the capital has just eight days of reserves, with current daily supply at 60,000 cubic meters against a needed 250,000.