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Lerma River

The Lerma River is the longest of the interior rivers of Mexico and it is approximately 750 km, passing through La Piedad. It takes the shape of meander with an extension of 7.7 miles, which was built as a relief drain with the purpose that La Piedad Michoacan and Santa Ana wouldn’t be flooded. Thus, with this relief drain, floods are avoided but now in summer time due to the insufficient water that circulates through the channel of the meander.

It has become a river of garbage and the localities of Zaragoza and Acuitzio still discharge wastewater to the river Lerma. The construction of the marginal collector, Wastewater treatment plant and pump station in the localities of Zaragoza and Acuityio will help with the sanitation of the waters. Rotary Club aims for the recovery and sanitation of the meander from the river Lerma in La Piedad, Michoacan.

Task: Lerma River

Rotary has set a target to achieve 7.7 miles of the meander from the river Lerma that goes through la Pieded to become a linear park with a channel as linear lagoon.

On March 24, 2018, the meander cleaning of 1 km River Lerma was conducted with 350 students participating from UNIVA, Tecnologico and Conalep School along with the Rotary Club – they extracted 23 tons of garbage. Furthermore on March 28, 2018, five more tons of garbage were extracted.

Fill in the blank: River Lerma has become a center of garbage – but on March 24, 2018, students participating from UNIVA, Tecnologico and Conalep School along with the Rotary Club extracted ____ tons of garbage.

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