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Lake Chapala: Beneath The Surface - Considerations For Retiring in Mexico, by Bill Dahl

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"As you clearly state: "People are getting sick. People are dying." Mexicans need to appreciate the negative impacts corruption has on health and the environment in the Lake Chapala basin. The fact that Lake Chapala is the largest natural water reservoir in Mexico and depends on one of the most polluted rivers, the Lerma River, must cause a renewed level of public interest for the three levels of government in Mexico. Telling Mexican society, government, international regulatory bodies, and organizations where Mexico is a signatory to both human rights and environmental agreements about this issue is an important obligation, and your book achieves these objectives. Its' contribution is a major one; it identifies the problem, its' dimensions, and provides an example in the U.S., suggesting to readers how to proceed during environmental and public health crises related to water and the prospective economic costs for non-intervention in this public corruption case. I think that your book is very consistent and does not only define the problem, but the elements to counteract it. I really love your phrase: "Fix the outcome before it cannot be fixed." Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez-SanchezRice University - James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy - Mexico CenterHouston, TexasYour objective was an excellent one and you accomplished it well. My husband and I have been researching the possibility of moving to Mexico for over 2 years. However, we had seen a few articles re: the condition of Lake Chapala and the fact that it was not a recreational lake other than boating.We were made aware of some of the issues you discuss while we were there but some of your research resonates with my husband. He holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and did research for a contract research organization. His work included environmental research for NIH, NIEHS, EPA, focusing on environmental factors affecting health quality. He understands the impact of pesticides, aerosolization of pesticides/etc. from lake water and the effect on various populations. We had concerns about local fruits and vegetables grown Lakeside that were raised from lake water/irrigation. That requires more research on our part. I was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had successful radiation/chemo treatment and am now cancer free. HOWEVER, I am cautious about external conditions, food contamination, non-GMO, etc. etc. issues. Some of the existing conditions you present confirmed our own understanding - and expounded further. Not only the health issues your book addresses, but the failed infrastructure and inability to rectify the many negative conditions easily. We are taking a little more time to explore other areas. Your book is very timely and we appreciate it. E.CarolinaBill captures the serious nature of water pollution at Lake Chapala. It's an eye opener and most likely a downer for many people - even me - who have been considering a retirement move to the Lake Chapala area in Mexico. I too attended the Focus On Mexico seminar and found it to be superb in terms of information gathering. And, as a professional engineer with more than 30 years of worldwide experience in water distribution and wastewater treatment, I was horrified at what Bill has revealed.The problem is correctable, as Bill points out. However, my view is that more than government agencies and committees will be needed. Taxation will need to increase to support the infrastructure improvements. And, if property owners think that they can pass these costs onto expats then the story can only end in a decline of Lakeside. Jim ____, P.Eng.New York"This is a Good Book  supporting  your inquiry into the current challenges of living in the Lake Chapala area. This book is by far the best written for this subject. I found it informative and conclusive, given the body of information on living in the Lake Chapala area to date, and my limited resources in this subject area. I'm hoping that the President of Mexico has access to this book written by this author and gives it his consideration and acts on its recommendations. This book, in my opinion, is one of the best reports (so far) that encapsulates the needs of the Lake Chapala area. Great supporting back up!"RobertAjijic, MexicoI have been coming to Lake Chapala for 10 years from the states. Living here full time for 6 of those years. I have seen a lot of changes. Can't imagine what gringos, who have lived 15, 20, or 30 years, think of quaint little lakeside now. Traffic is awful, internet slow, rental prices up, power outages, home prices up a lot, restaurant prices up, and on and on. If you want to live as Mexicans do your money will go far. Any time a person is thinking of living in another country, visit several times and even live there for a few months to get the full effect. Lake Chapala used to have a slow down in the summer. Not so much any more. The infrastructure Lakeside cannot sustain the growth. There are no plans to make improvements.  SandyAjijic, Mexico

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During our investigation of the area, there were a few things that inspired me to dig deeper - beneath the surface of Lake Chapala. I never saw anyone swimming in the Lake. I never saw pets in the water. I witnessed Mexican resident fishermen spraying pesticides on the water lilies that inhabit the lake. I never saw anyone recreating on the lake (with the exception of rides in tourist boats departing from the shore of the municipality of Chapala). There were notices in our hotel room declaring "Don't drink the water!" - Thus, I had to dig deeper.

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Product details

Paperback: 154 pages

Publisher: Bill Dahl (January 23, 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0983583625

ISBN-13: 978-0983583622

Product Dimensions:

8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.1 out of 5 stars

4 customer reviews

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Dahl’s basic message is valid. Many expats become smittten with Lakeside communities like Ajijic and see only what they want to see. To help them weigh the pros and cons of moving there, Dahl exposes harsh realities of environmental and public health hazards, corruption, and overdevelopment.However, his important message is discredited by its repetitive and sloppy presentation. The book reads like a rough draft, hammered out in a great rush to self-publish. His research may be sound, but he comes across as a kook on a rant. The table of contents and index are not even usable, since the pages are not numbered.This topic deserves much better treatment.

We met Bill Dahl on one of his trips to Chapala and developed an immediate kinship - both for our love of Mexico and our love of our furbabies. We read his book almost as soon as it was released. We were in the midst of packing up to make our move to Lakeside, so it was an instant eye-opener and more than a little disheartening to discover so many issues that were not on our radar.We began to do our own research based on the claims in Bill's book and found that indeed, it was a revealing and well-investigated writing. The crime statistics are on the rise, but, as we have been informed by long term residents (including nationals) this is a recurring event every six years before/during election and the installation of a new President. Since reading "Beneath the Surface..." we have read local news articles affirming his findings, but we have also read of proposed "fixes" to many issues included in the book.The issue of lake pollution and its effect on air quality requires more research outside that cited in the book. My husband is a Research Scientist with 30 years experience in the study of environmental pollutants and the effects of those pollutants on human health. He did research for various governmental agencies including USEPA, NIH, NIEHS, and for clients in the private sector. There has been research conducted on lake water but that for air quality is nearly non-existent. Several studies have been published that document water-related exposures of native peoples to lead, mercury, arsenic, the insecticide dimethoate, and the herbicide glyphosate, which has recently been identified as a carcinogen. Analysis of biological samples showed exposures to the above-listed chemicals and were associated with increased incidences of kidney disease, attention and memory deficits, and fine motor skills that would impact writing and drawing abilities of the children. Chemical analysis revealed heavy metals in fish, especially bottom-dwelling species such as carp. All of the people studied drank water from the lake and ate fish from the lake. Poverty and malnutrition was widespread in the area and this can create a vulnerability of the studied children that could increase the incidence of effects from exposures to pollutants. People that drink only purified water and limit consumption of fish should be impacted minimally from pollution in Lake Chapala.Pollution of Lake Chapala should have a minimal impact on air quality. When water levels in the lake are low, dust from the dry lakebed is frequently suspended and visible in the air lakeside. This would cause human inhalation exposure to pollutants adsorbed to the dust. However, there are no data to show the possible magnitude of this exposure. Air quality in Guadalajara can be poor, but its transport to Lake Chapala is intermittent. The predominant winds in the area are from the south, southwest and southeast and pollutants would generally be moved away from Lake Chapala area that lies to the south of Guadalajara.Bill has visited several issues regarding pollution and effects on residents of Lakeside, however, additional studies would need to be performed in order to state conclusively that air quality alone presents a grave health risk to the population.

We recently read Bill Dahl's book, "Chapala: Beneath the Surface". We experienced Lake Chapala and Ajijic this past summer, as part of our decision to retire in Mexico. Reading his reminiscence of Guadalajara and Ajijic rang very true for us. His treatment of his initial excitement about an area of Mexico that he loved, and his bittersweet visit to the region, was a mirror for us of the initial excitement, followed by the acceptance of what had happened to this area, that we, too experienced. Bill's description of the current state of the State of Jalisco was balanced and accurate. We can both attest to the accuracy of his description. It is painful to admit that paradise is damaged, but as Bill eloquently points out, it is not lost. It is just that fixing it is going to be a very difficult and complex problem to solve. He makes the case that, in fact, the problem cannot be solved by merely denying there is a problem. We loved the town of Ajijic. It is a beautiful, quaint place filled with a lot of wonderful people, just as Bill described it. But it is very much in trouble and badly needs comprehensive, multi layered, ongoing help. The area needs honest acknowledgement of the depth and breadth of the challenges of the environmental status of the Lake, by those people who love it and have chosen it to be their new home. But in order for the fulfillment of the dream of living in the paradise they thought would be there for their golden years, these hopeful residents must honestly accept the problem as it is and then completely embrace a realistic mitigation plan. Bill draws an accurate, tentatively hopeful picture of the current state of the Lake and it's environs, and uses some down-to-Earth suggestions drawn directly from "AMLO's political playbook" to sketch a long-term, sustainable solution. We decided, before we ever heard of Bill Dahl, that we would not be able to survive moving to Ajijic, as we had planned, and it was heart-breaking, so his treatment of Ajijic made us realise that we really had, indeed, made the right decision to not settle there. We endorse both his description of the problem and his honest, but very difficult to implement mitigation plan. Well done, Mr. Dahl!- Dr. and Ms. Franklin J. Rudolph, PhD, PE.

Bill Dahl exposes the pollution and corruption of the lake that is widely denied by not only the realtors and renters but the residents as well. This area lures unknowing seniors with promises of eternal spring, low prices and the Mexican culture. But the truth is the lake itself is toxic, children along the shores are dying from the second highest rate of kidney failure in the entire world second only to Taiwan. The realtors and renters, the liars and deniers as I call them, not only say nothing about the toxicity of the area but when asked lie and blame it on a "bad well, genetics and inbreeding", anything to keep lining their pockets. Bill then goes into depth on the pollution and corruption that would have addressed to correct these problems which given the situation in Mexico will never happen. This book is a must read for anyone considering Mexico as a retirement destination.

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