Mexico - Aqualex ProfilesFramework Law
The main law applicable to water resources management, which covers all of the following areas: administration; management, conservation and use of freshwater resources; water rights; waterworks; water supply
Constitutional provisions
Date of original text: 05 February 1917 (2018)
Right to water: Right to water is recognized under article 4: every person has the right to access to reliable, safe and affordable access to water and sanitation. The Federal State shall ensure the protection of this right and shall regulate the exploitation of water resources in a sustainable and equitative manner.
Natural resources: Article 27 concerns, among other things, issues related to land and water resources (including underground water extraction) and the management of natural resources. The Nation shall at all times have the right to impose on private property such limitations as the public interest may demand, as well as the right to regulate the utilization of natural resources which are susceptible of appropriation.
Agriculture
Water used for irrigation, forestry and aquaculture
Date of text: 25 February 2016
Water Supply and Sanitation
Provision of water services by public utilities or commercial organizations; water supply for domestic, industrial or other purposes; right to safe and clean drinking water and basic sanitation; quality of piped water; sewerage
Governance
The political, social, economic and administrative systems that govern water management and conservation; good practices; good governance; decentralization; water user’s associations
Date of text: 19 August 2014
Infrastructure
Waterworks; water supply systems; dams; hydropower systems; irrigation systems
Date of text: 26 April 2012
Water Resources Management and Water Rights
Ownership and control of water resources; abstraction and diversion of water; allocation and quotas; riparian rights; priority of rights; free water use
Date of text: 26 April 2012
Date of text: 19 August 2014
Water and Environment
Water in environmentally-sensitive areas; ‘water demand’ by ecosystems; protection forests; water conservation zones; environmental impact assessment
Date of text: 28 April 2011
Date of original text: 23 December 1987 (2018)
Water Quality and Pollution Control
Control of pollution and quality of freshwater bodies and groundwater; agricultural point and non-point sources of pollution; water quality standards
Date of text: 10 December 1999
Date of text: 19 August 2014
Groundwater
Freshwater resources located below the surface of the earth; aquifers; groundwater abstraction; well-sinking; boreholes; hydrogeology
Date of text: 28 April 2011
Disaster Resilience
Water-related hazards; flood; drought; water shortage; adaptation to climate change; early warning system/emergency intervention system
Date of text: 22 March 2013
Transboundary Waters
Transboundary effects; international basin institutions; international agreements; transboundary coordination; transboundary aquifers