Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey director Eduardo Ortegón said on October 19 that Presa León, near Montemorelos, could begin sending water to the Monterrey metropolitan area within two weeks.
That target is earlier than the 2027 expectation in Milenio’s October 18 report, which attributed the estimate to Nuevo León Secretary General Miguel Ángel Flores Serna. The newer timeline comes from Ortegón; neither fresh report names a specific first-delivery date.
El Norte reported that the reservoir stood at 44.2 percent, or 98 million cubic meters, on October 19, citing federal and state authorities. El Horizonte reported a rounded 44 percent level. El Norte described the project as being in its final testing stage.
The two fresh articles describe a projected start, not a confirmed delivery already underway.
- Facility: Presa León, formerly Presa Libertad, in Montemorelos, Nuevo León.
- Timing: within two weeks of the October 19 announcement; no exact date was given.
- Storage: 98 million cubic meters and 44.2 percent full on October 19, per El Norte citing federal and state authorities.
- Status: final testing stage, according to El Norte.
- Earlier estimate: supply in 2027, reported by Milenio on October 18 from the state secretary general.