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‘One water, one law’: Citizen movement challenges Mexico’s new water bill
As Mexico’s Congress moves forward on a long-awaited General Water Law, citizen groups warn that the federal proposal keeps intact the same privatizing model they’ve fought for decades to dismantle.
Lake Texcoco recovery continues with over 4,000 hectares now underwater
Migrating birds, flora and fauna are returning to what's left of the Mexican capital's foundational lake as water levels rise.
Is Mexico’s agricultural sector experiencing a water crisis?
Inefficiencies in water use are particularly glaring in Mexico, where 75% of the country's available water is earmarked for agriculture. Fortunately, some improvements are being made.
US senators push legislation that blocks water from going to Mexico
From The Texas Tribune: U.S. senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn want to limit the United States’ engagement with Mexico after the country failed to deliver water to Texas under a 1944 international water treaty.
From ridge to reef: How Playa Viva’s ReSiMar project is regenerating a coastline and...
ReSiMar was founded as a project to help regenerate the environment near an off-the-grid eco resort in Mexico, but its changing much more than just that.
Central Mexico reservoirs start November at nearly 100% full, their highest level in 10...
The Cutzamala System of dams and reservoirs is the highest it has been in over a decade, thanks to record rainfalls in Mexico City earlier this year.
Drought affects just 7.5% of Mexico after summer of exceptional rainfall
Though the percentage could possibly rise now that the rainy season is over, it's still almost four times lower than the percentage figure one year ago.
‘TlalocBox’ could streamline monitoring of Mexico’s water supply
The device, invented by two students at the National Polytechnic Institute and named for the Aztec rain god, aims to provide cistern water quality data in real time.
Amidst an intense rainy season, Lake Chapala finally recovers from last year’s drought
Water levels at the Jalisco lake are now over 70%, as Mexico feels the benefits of a record wet season.
Inside Conagua’s quest to eliminate water theft in Mexico
The National Water Commission (Conagua) has detected more than 52,000 irregularities in water concessions, according to deputy director for water management Mauricio Rodríguez Alonso.
A desert river under siege: Sonora communities say no to new dams
With water shortages in the northern state becoming ever more severe in the face of industrial concessions, community groups are mobilizing to save their towns, communities and lives.
Meet Manchas, the leak-detecting dog saving Saltillo’s water supply
Manchas is trained to detect the exact spot of a leak in a 400-meter stretch of pipeline, whereupon he lies down, telling water authorities exactly where to start digging.
Amazon teams up with Mexico City to save water with tech-driven infrastructure upgrades
In addition to water savings, automation will allow the city to direct water to eastern CDMX, an area historically plagued by shortages.
