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Mexico City's water supply : improving the outlook for sustainability / The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council and Academia Nacional de la Investigacion Cientifica, A.C., Academia Nacional de Ingenieria, A.C.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Municipal water supply--Mexico--Mexico City.
- Municipal water supply.
- Water resources development--Mexico--Mexico City.
- Water resources development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Suministro de agua de la ciudad de Mexico : mejorando la sustentabilidad
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation. The study came about through a nongovernmental partnership between the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and the Mexican Academies of Science and Engineering. The book will contain a Spanish-language translation of the complete English text.
- Contents:
- Mexico City's Water Supply
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 The Mexico City Metropolitan Area
- 3 Description of the Mexico City Aquifer and Its Exploitation
- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HYDROGEOLOGY
- WATER LEVEL DECLINES IN THE AQUIFER AND LAND SUBSIDENCE
- WATER BALANCE FOR THE AQUIFER
- 4 Water Supply, Distribution, and Disposal
- WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
- Characteristics of the Service Areas
- Sources of Water
- Water Treatment
- The Water Distribution System
- WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
- Wastewater Treatment
- WATER REUSE AND RECYCLING
- 5 Water Quality and Health Concerns
- VULNERABILITY OF THE AQUIFER
- MONITORING AND SANITARY CERTIFICATION
- QUALITY OF THE WATER SOURCES
- WATER QUALITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
- WATER-RELATED HEALTH CONCERNS
- Health Concerns from Toxic Chemicals
- 6 Water Demand Management
- PROBLEMS AND PRIORITIES
- WATER TARIFFS, USE AND ACCESS IN THE MCMA
- DEMAND MANAGEMENT TOOLS
- IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
- Domestic Use
- Industrial Users
- Institutional and Administrative Obstacles
- Capacity Building
- 7 Institutional Issues
- WATER QUANTITY INSTITUTIONS
- A New Water Strategy for the Federal District
- New Federal Law on Water Rights
- Regional Water Planning Councils
- WATER QUALITY INSTITUTIONS
- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations
- ISSUE: CONTINUED USE OF THE MEXICO CITY AQUIFER
- ISSUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER REUSE PROJECTS
- ISSUE: VULNERABILITY OF GROUND WATER TO CONTAMINATION
- ISSUE: HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS FROM PATHOGENS
- ISSUE: REGULATION AND MONITORING OF WATER QUALITY
- ISSUE: ADEQUACY OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING STRATEGIES.
- ISSUE: ORGANIZATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANGE
- ISSUE: EQUITY
- References
- Appendix A COMMITTEE MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
- STAFF MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
- Appendix B STUDY AFFILIATES.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610192939
- 9780309176378
- 0309176379
- 9781280192937
- 1280192933
- 9780309587945
- 0309587948
- 9780585037738
- 0585037736
- OCLC:
- 614584076
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