These reforms and the theories from which they draw have failed to improve water sustainability and associated social values in urban areas of Latin America. This paper combines a theoretical framework drawing on neoliberalism with evidence from Mexico City and Buenos Aires to explore and reflect on...
the Cutzamala system also has six pumping stations, 11 dams, 10 reservoirs, a major treatment plant, two storage reservoirs, and four storage reservoirs at the Mexico City terminal. Despite its complexity and engineering, it’s one of the key pivots in the city’s water crisis. ...
Mexico City with a population of about 18 million people relies on groundwater to supply about 70% of its water needs. In order to understand the extent of microbial pathogen contamination of these reserves, a 10 month long monitoring study of the southern aquifer was undertaken. Groundwater ...
This chapter discusses the history of the hydraulic infrastructure that created the conditions for the modern city, as well as the trade-offs involved in producing the contemporary urban water phenomenon. Subject to increasing threats of flooding, along
In the Californian border city of Calexico, the plan calls for the installation of a 90-million-dollar water disinfection system and trash screens. Downstream, it also includes the creation of water-filtering wetlands in parts of the Imperial Valley, one of the USA’s most important agricultural...
For Mexico City, there was identified a strong interaction between water-food sectors related to the high-water demand for food production, water-energy sectors interactions related to electricity for water management and negative impacts on water quality resulting from energy and food sector operations...
It’s no secret that you shouldn’t drink the water in Mexico. This stands particularly true in Mexico City. So, why can’t you drink the water in Mexico? The answer is because they don’t have the samewater treatment solutionsas back home. Their distribution system often contains dangerou...
Samples collected from the site upstream of El Cuchillo reservoir had large constituent concentrations when discharge was small; this reservoir supplies domestic and industrial water to the city of Monterrey.doi:10.2134/jeq2002.1256Laureano José Santos Flores...
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Furthermore, ageing and inefficient water treatment plants in various regions of the country pose a threat to water quality, contributing to contamination issues that impact both human health and the environment.Related content Navigating Mexico’s water challenges Mexico city’s water challenges: the...