Marco legislativo del suministro de agua en México Legislative framework for the water supply in Mexico

• Main Authors: Jesús Santos Guzmán, Laura Guerrero Medrano, Ruth Reyna Caamaño, Gerardo Mejía Velásquez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009
• Subjects: abastecimiento de agua; agua potable; contaminantes ambientales; contaminantes del agua; legislación ambiental; saneamiento; México; water supply; potable water; environmental pollutants; water pollutants; legislation; environmental; sanitation; Mexico; Medicine; R; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/b20a9e66b2ee48d1b4f5d5ded8cabb82

In this study, water sanitation laws and methods (both Mexican and international) are compared, and the feasibility of incorporating recommendations issued by international organizations into Mexican legislation is assessed. When climate, demographic, or industry changes occur, there is an apparent need to broaden the range of substances and organisms being measured and regulated in the water. This comparative analysis identifies the following challenges: improving equipment sensitivity and specificity; removing contaminants that interfere with the process; increasing pathogen concentration of the sample; reducing manpower, equipment, and infrastructure requirements; identifying priority pathogens; adopting a flexible evaluation system; comparing and evaluating similar efforts carried out by other countries; and lastly, collating local regulations with international ones.