“…The relevance of studying these determinants, emerge as the city is lacking a precise diagnosis on this topic (GDF, 2007;GDF, 2012), while demand has been found to be a pressure over groundwater resources which threatens the long term sustainability of the city (Martínez, Escolero, & Perevochtchikova, 2015). Summarizing, the city has been facing multiple challenges such as vulnerable water supply infrastructure (Escolero, Kraslisch, Martínez, & Perevochtchikova, 2016), social and political conflicts (Perló & González, 2009), water shortages and intermittent water supply (Morales & Rodríguez, 2009), as well as varying access to water services (Jiménez, Gutiérrez, Marañón, & González, 2011 national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while its per capita water availability is only 55 m 3 (Conagua, 2018). Water management in Mexico City is complex, as it involves actions from different institutions at national and local levels (Perevochtchikova, 2015).…”