Urban Water Supply in Mexico

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Is Bottled Water More Reliable Than Tap Water in Mexico? A Case Study of Household Mental Health Conditions in Two States

“…As stated in various previous studies, the level of arsenic in drinking water samples in Chihuahua State had been above the WHO maximum permissible limits and the current Mexican standard level (10 μg/L) [51][52][53][54]. However, although no recent study was found to express the arsenic level of drinking water in Nuevo León, it had been reported as much lower than the Chihuahua rate and below WHO and Mexican standard maximum limits in 2004 [54].…”

Gender and water governance in Mexico

“…The perpetual shortages and mal-disposition of available water reservoirs is in part a product of the country’s long-standing bureaucratic and complex management infelicities. Put another way, Mexico has not yet succeeded in creating an administrative framework that adequately meets the water needs of all its citizens (Silva Rodríguez de San Miguel, 2017). There have also been well-publicized instances of corruption and abuse, with high-ranking government officials receiving copious amounts of water piped directly to their residences, while impoverished communities receive barely any water at all (Herrera, 2017).…”