JALISCO - The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), issued a "waiver" of environmental impact statement (MIA) to dredge the Barra de Navidad lagoon, because of the urgency of removing the silt before of the arrival of a new hurricane and the threat to the local population.
Other proposed projects such as removing the jetty, bringing in sand or building breakwaters will require a environmental impact statement. The jetty was built in 1986 before Environmental Laws were enacted.
