The contract, worth 53 million euros, has a duration of 10 years and contemplates an investment of approximately 32 million euros Aqualia begins the modernisation of the water supply in Cabo San Lucas, the main tourist area of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Aqualia has started the first phase of the Integrated Management Improvement (MIG) project for the drinking water service in Cabo San Lucas, in the state of Baja California Sur (Mexico). The objective for the next 10 years is to maximise the efficiency of the water supply system, eliminate the current system of tandeos and reduce drinking water losses. In short, the physical efficiency of the water infrastructure will be comprehensively improved with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the network from the current 50% to more than 75%, as well as the execution of works in the main aqueducts and the renovation of networks, meters and household connections. This first phase, which was completed in May, is the first of four, and comprises various actions, including: the preparation of the Cabo San Lucas user register and land registry, the design of a hydraulic model for Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo and the execution of a project to sectorise the Cabo San Lucas hydraulic network, as well as the replacement of household outlets in the community of Miramar in Cabo San Lucas, which will benefit more than 1,500 families. Next, in phases 2 and 3, the operation and maintenance of the entire Cabo San Lucas drinking water network will begin, in addition to making investments in the sectorisation carried out in the first stage, through programmes for the replacement of outlets, micro and macro metering and telemetry, as well as the detection, repair and control of leaks and the necessary hydraulic infrastructure. Finally, during the fourth and last stage of the project, the function is to 18 B BUSINESS/ WATER