Author: The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-05-22

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0309587948

This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation. The study came about through a nongovernmental partnership between the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and the Mexican Academies of Science and Engineering. The book will contain a Spanish-language translation of the complete English text.