For more than 250 years it has furnished drinking and irrigation water for the town of San Jose del Cabo, beginning as a source of fresh water for Spanish galleons traveling back from the Philippines. Over the sand bar from the estuary is a bay referred to by early Spanish explorers, including Sebastian Vizcaino, as the Bahía de San Bernabé or Bay of San Bernabé (now the Bay of San José del Cabo). Initially located near the beach, the station was subsequently moved inland about 8 kilometers.
For over 250 years, it has provided drinking and irrigation water to the town of San Jose del Cabo, initially serving as a source of fresh water for Spanish galleons traveling from the Philippines. The sand bar separating the estuary from the bay was named by early Spanish explorers, including Sebastian Vizcaino, as the Bahía de San Bernabé or Bay of San Bernabé (now known as the Bay of San José del Cabo). Initially situated near the beach, the station was later relocated inland approximately 8 kilometers.