The Water and Wastewater Crisis in Mexico City

In the former lake, Texcoco is now the third largest city in the world. Mexican city that knows "Ciudad de los Palacios" ( "Palace of City"), or we are home to people of more than 20 million (2003), is Mexico's dominant capital. As with many other major cities D. F. (as is known to Mexican people), a huge water sanitation and distribution problem was issued. Ironically, once Lake Texcoco known as has the water it has laid the foundations for it because it solves many of the problems associated with this problem.

You do not have access to the more than 10 million Mexicans safe water, and the capital, Mexico City is ranked third in the list of cities that are facing extreme water crisis. However, this is not caused by natural water shortages. Indeed, Mexico City has about five months of rainfall each year, famous for its flood. The problem is due to insufficient management of urban infrastructure and water. In Mexico City, about 70% of the water is extracted from the aquifer and exceeds the amount of water that can be supplied naturally. Because the town was built on the lake side, it has sunk by 10 meters in the past 100 years. More importantly, 30% of Mexico's water comes from 150km away Lerma-Cesaramara water systems found in many of the areas where indigenous peoples are facing water shortages. This process of pumping water from a distance brings high energy costs, of which 40% are lost during transport due to pipeline leaks.

Mexico City has been faced with a crisis of water deteriorated by climate change over the years. Due to increased demand for water, Mexico has entered distant reservoirs and aquifers to accelerate the collapse of cities. Once a water-rich valley, now we have to import billions of gallons of water from a distance! Climate change, sea-level rise, and this is how there are many recent articles about what affect the coastline, affected is not the only these. Mexico City is located in the center of the country, located at the height of the mountain, a good example. This problem poses a threat to the future of the region such as water, health, population growth, floods. The state does not have a well designed system of circulating water or rainwater collection. As a result, during transportation, most of the water that passes through the old piping system is lost (the amount of wasted water is the same as the amount of water consumed in some areas).