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WOMEN IN MEXICO STEP UP TO PROTECT ANCIENT AZTEC FARMS AND SAVE A VANISHING ECOSYSTEM
Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago.

WATER NEWS 10/6/25
Mexico news roundup

  • “In Mexico, farms are no longer expanding in size to improve their results, but rather in terms of technology”
  • Baja California Unveils Water Regeneration, Reuse Plan
  • Mexico’s Desert City Enlists Manchas Pet Detective to Save Water Supplies
  • After the deluge: Federal and CDMX authorities plan flood control reservoir in Iztapalapa
    85 NEW SUBGLACIAL LAKES DETECTED BELOW ANTARCTICA
    Study by European Space Agency’s CryoSat scientists could improve future sea level rise projections
    CLEAN WATER FILES
    A CWA repeat violator agreed to a Clean Water Plan
    Now shellfish are returning to the Allegheny River


    OAXACA TOWN ASKS TO RELOCATE AS RISING SEA LEVELS FLOOD HOMES AND SCHOOLS
    Heavy ocean swells in recent days have again left a Oaxacan coastal area in crisis — a 20-year-old situation that prompted residents four months ago to vote in favor of relocating one neighborhood to a nearby hill.
    Mexico News Daily - With premission
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    RECENT ARTICLES AND REPORTS

    85 NEW SUBGLACIAL LAKES DETECTED BELOW ANTARCTICA
    Study by European Space Agency’s CryoSat scientists could improve future sea level rise projections

    CLEAN WATER FILES
    A CWA repeat violator agreed to a Clean Water Plan
    Now shellfish are returning to the Allegheny River

    CRIMEBOX
    Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2746 (N Carolina)
    Parent company ordered to guarantee payment for its subsidiaries' criminal fines, totalling more than $100 million for release of coal ash

    CLEAN WATER ACT
    Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2360 (Pennsylvania)
    Campbell Soup has admitted to thousands of acts of illegal dumping in a sensitive Great Lakes watershed since 2018.
    Where are the environmental compliance and enforcement agencies?

    CRIMEBOX
    Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2360 (Pennsylvania)
    Manufacturer dilutes wastewater samples to appear compliant with permit, sentenced six years later

    ...More Recent Articles & Reports

    WATER NEWS

    WATER NEWS 10/6/25
    Mexico news roundup

  • “In Mexico, farms are no longer expanding in size to improve their results, but rather in terms of technology”
  • Baja California Unveils Water Regeneration, Reuse Plan
  • Mexico’s Desert City Enlists Manchas Pet Detective to Save Water Supplies
  • After the deluge: Federal and CDMX authorities plan flood control reservoir in Iztapalapa

    THE DRYING PLANET
         by Abrahm Lustgarten, Graphics by Lucas Waldron, Illustrations by Olivier Kugler for ProPublica
    As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of fresh water: the vast, hidden pools found deep underground.

    HEAVY JUNE RAINS REDUCE MEXICO’S DROUGHT-AFFECTED TERRITORY BY 13%
    Above-average rainfall in several regions of Mexico in the first half of June has finally alleviated some of the widespread drought felt across the country in recent months, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported recently.
    Mexico Daily News- With permission

    ...More Water News

    WATER ALERTS

    WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE September 29, 2025

    As of July 2025 approximately 19% (457248 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (382111 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A significant territorial decrease since our previous report with heavy rains in July considerably improving water levels.

    WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE July 31, 2025

    As of July 2025 approximately 19% (457248 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (382111 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A significant territorial decrease since our previous report with heavy rains in July considerably improving water levels.

    WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE July 7, 2025
     As of June 2025 approximately 40% (967639 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 21% (499525 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A slight territorial increase since our previous report.

    ...More Alerts

    MINING

    UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
    Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process

    WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (TSE:WPM) AND FORESIGHT CANADA ARE LAUNCHING THE FUTURE OF MINING CHALLENGE, OFFERING A US$1 MILLION PRIZE FOR GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY.
    This global competition seeks innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance efficiency in the mining sector.

    CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM MEXICO ABOUT BORDER ODORS
    Members of San Diego_s congressional delegation Wednesday demanded answers as to why despite the dry weather, environmental officials are reporting an increase in sewage flow and strong odors from Mexico in the Tijuana River.

    CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
    The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.

    PROPOSAL TO BAN OPEN-PIT MINING ADVANCES IN MEXICAN CONGRESS
    A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit open-pit mining and fracking, as well as restrict the use of genetically modified corn. The changes would also prevent the exploitation of water in areas with water scarcity, with the exception of extraction in populated areas for domestic use.

    ...More Mining

    DROUGHT



    WOMEN IN MEXICO STEP UP TO PROTECT ANCIENT AZTEC FARMS AND SAVE A VANISHING ECOSYSTEM
    Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago.

    Drought

    LAUNCHING A NORTH AMERICAN WATER DIALOGUE
    Confronting Inequality and Building Resilience through Cooperation

    by Circle of Blue

    MEXICO CITY’S MAIN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN 5 YEARS
    The Cutzamala System — the chief source of water for the Valley of Mexico — is now operating at 70.7% capacity, its highest storage level since 2020, Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) reported on Tuesday. The rise in the water levels is the result of recent heavy summer rains.
    Mexico News Daily - With permission


    MEXICO SCRAMBLES TO BOOST US WATER DELIVERIES AHEAD OF NEXT YEAR’S USMCA TREATY REVIEW
    Mexico currently owes the United States more than 1.5 billion cubic meters of water with just six months left to settle the debt, putting the federal government in a difficult situation as it seeks to appease its northern neighbor while ensuring there is sufficient water to meet the needs of Mexican citizens, agriculture and industry.
    Mexico News Daily With Permission

    CUTZAMALA WATER LEVELS ARE UP FROM 2024, BUT ‘DAY ZERO’ FEARS LINGER IN MEXICO CITY
     A year after severe drought and lack of rainfall took the Mexico City metropolitan area to the brink of a water crisis, conditions appear much improved in 2025.
    The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that as of April 1, the Cutzamala reservoir system — which provides almost a third of the capital’s water and supplies several suburban areas within neighboring México state — was at 56% capacity.
    A year ago on April 1, 2024, supplies were at 34.7% capacity, more than 20% less than current water levels.
    Mexico News Daily - With Permission

    ...More Drought

    WASTEWATER

    IMPERIAL BEACH COAST IS FINALLY OPEN, BUT MORE SEWAGE IS ON THE WAY - by MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón
    Tijuana is about to make a scheduled repair to its biggest sewer main – leaving millions of gallons of city sewage with nowhere to go but the Tijuana River.

    Reposted with permission

    TOXIC SEWAGE FLOW SLOWS INTO TIJUANA RIVER AFTER MEXICO BRINGS NEW PUMP ONLINE
    Scientists say the next few days and nights will be crucial to know how much of an impact the decreased flow will have on the atmosphere and air quality.

    THE RESIDENTS OF CHALCO, AFTER 20 DAYS UNDER SEWAGE: “THE SMELL MAKES YOU WANT TO VOMIT”

    Some 2,000 homes are flooded by the collapse of the drains, due to the dirt and heavy rains. A long operation by the State of Mexico and the Army is unsuccessfully trying to lower the water level.

    64 MORE RESIDENTS RESCUED BY BOAT IN SEWAGE-FLOODED CHALCO
    For nearly three weeks, thousands of residents in Chalco — a city of 174,700 in the state of México — have been living in dire conditions due to severe sewage flooding triggered by atypical torrential rains.

    CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON SOME TIJUANA SEWAGE PROJECTS; HERE'S AN UPDATED TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS
    As sewage continues to flow from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean, officials last week gave an update on the extensive repairs underway to fix the problem – and on how much money is needed to finish projects.

    ...More Wastewater

    FLOODING

    HEAVY RAINS AND FLOOD RISK CONTINUE IN MUCH OF MEXICO AFTER LORENA VEERS AWAY FROM BAJA
    The remnants of Hurricane Lorena continue to lose force, but the post-tropical cyclone could still wreak havoc in northwestern Mexico.
    Mexico News Daily - With permission

    ...More Flooding

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