The Pojom II hydroelectric project facilities are set on fire. This is one of three proposed hydroelectric projects in the northern Huehuetenango region of Guatemala that has been opposed by many of the local community.
Don Sebastian Alonzo Juan, 72, is shot and killed while participating in a peaceful community demonstration in Yichkisis, village of San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, against three local hydroelectric projects. The shots are reportedly fired by the private security guards hired by the hydroelectric project company.
Neri and Domingo Esteban Pedro were found murdered near the San Andres hydroelectric project on the Yal Witz River in western Guatemala. The brothers were vocal opponents of the project.
Communities concerned with water contamination of Lake Conococha, both a water source and cultural icon, are met with violence from local police forces as they protest gold mining in the region. At least one person is reported dead and four others injured from the interaction.
A bomb planted at a water treatment plant explodes damaging the plant and wounding two police officers in Villavicencio, Colombia. The town is left without water supply.
A bomb placed on a water meter in Cielo Gonzalez Villa, Neiva, Colombia detonates, killing four police officers. On the same day, another bomb placed under a car detonates in front of a building occupied by the local mayor, injuring ten people. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is suspected of the crimes.
A controversial pipeline is attacked once again, causing oil to spill into a local stream, polluting the water supply used by 4700 families. The Caño Limón–Coveñas oil pipeline has come under attack hundreds of times in an attempt by the local population to disrupt and halt natural resource extraction by multinational companies. One source reports that since the pipeline was built in 1985 it has been attacked 972 times.
The president of the Codazzi Waterworks Labor Union, Aldo Mejia Martinez, is shot and killed by five unidentified people. Six months later, his successor, Engeniano Sánchez Díaz, is also murdered. The murders may be linked to a larger trend of homicides in Colombia of trade-union leaders and activists.
A bomb is found in a water supply pump station along a canal, however it is defused prior to causing any damage to the system. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is blamed for the attempted attack.
A gas pipeline in a water treatment plant is set on fire by “People’s Militias” in Dosquebradas, Colombia. One death and two injuries are reported in association with the event.