Mexico City's Water Supply -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Overview -- 2 The Mexico City Metropolitan Area -- 3 Description of the Mexico City Aquifer and Its Exploitation -- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HYDROGEOLOGY -- WATER LEVEL DECLINES IN THE AQUIFER AND LAND SUBSIDENCE -- WATER BALANCE FOR THE AQUIFER -- 4 Water Supply, Distribution, and Disposal -- WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Characteristics of the Service Areas -- Sources of Water -- Water Treatment -- The Water Distribution System -- WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL -- Wastewater Treatment -- WATER REUSE AND RECYCLING -- 5 Water Quality and Health Concerns -- VULNERABILITY OF THE AQUIFER -- MONITORING AND SANITARY CERTIFICATION -- QUALITY OF THE WATER SOURCES -- WATER QUALITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM -- WATER-RELATED HEALTH CONCERNS -- Health Concerns from Toxic Chemicals -- 6 Water Demand Management -- PROBLEMS AND PRIORITIES -- WATER TARIFFS, USE AND ACCESS IN THE MCMA -- DEMAND MANAGEMENT TOOLS -- IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -- Domestic Use -- Industrial Users -- Institutional and Administrative Obstacles -- Capacity Building -- 7 Institutional Issues -- WATER QUANTITY INSTITUTIONS -- A New Water Strategy for the Federal District -- New Federal Law on Water Rights -- Regional Water Planning Councils -- WATER QUALITY INSTITUTIONS -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations -- ISSUE: CONTINUED USE OF THE MEXICO CITY AQUIFER -- ISSUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER REUSE PROJECTS -- ISSUE: VULNERABILITY OF GROUND WATER TO CONTAMINATION -- ISSUE: HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS FROM PATHOGENS -- ISSUE: REGULATION AND MONITORING OF WATER QUALITY -- ISSUE: ADEQUACY OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING STRATEGIES. -- ISSUE: ORGANIZATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANGE -- ISSUE: EQUITY -- References -- Appendix A COMMITTEE MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES -- STAFF MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES -- Appendix B STUDY AFFILIATES.