Water management in the Basin of Mexico: current state and alternative scenarios

Water management policies in the Basin of Mexico, where Mexico City and its nearly 20 million inhabitants live, are analyzed. After a brief description of how water has been managed, possible water management plans that would change water management practices in the Basin are discussed and a call is...

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Published in:Hydrogeology journal Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1483 - 1494
Main Authors: Carrera-Hernández, Jaime J, Gaskin, S. J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.09.2009
Springer-Verlag
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Aquifers
Artificial recharge
attitudes and opinions
basins
cities
Domestic water
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Groundwater flow
Groundwater management
groundwater recharge
Hydrogeology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Mexico
Replacement cost
tariffs
Waste Water Technology
Water demand
Water Management
water policy
Water Pollution Control
Water Quality/Water Pollution
Water rates
Water resources management
Water supply
Water tariffs
Water users
Mexico
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico City
Groundwater management
Mexico
Artificial recharge
Replacement cost
Water tariffs
ISSN:1431-2174, 1435-0157
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Summary:Water management policies in the Basin of Mexico, where Mexico City and its nearly 20 million inhabitants live, are analyzed. After a brief description of how water has been managed, possible water management plans that would change water management practices in the Basin are discussed and a call is made for a change in the defensive attitude towards water taken to date. As the aquifer's replacement cost is considered to be the proxy for the implementation of water tariffs, this is determined, based on the cost of future water sources, and found to be 0.65-0.72 USD/m³. This is twice the amount currently charged in the Federal District (0.34 USD/m³), where 45% of the City's domestic water users are found. As another alternative, the development of an artificial recharge program is also analyzed and found to be a plausible way to increase water supply at a unitary cost of 0.605 USD/m³. Despite the presence of these alternatives, it is suggested that water management in the Basin needs to change from a water supply approach to a water demand approach.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-009-0442-2
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ISSN:1431-2174
1435-0157
DOI:10.1007/s10040-009-0442-2